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To Richard Greer the staff NCOs in the weapons company were the heroes. They had a lot of old staff NCOs that they...

With his orders in hand, Robert Leese left New Guinea by way of Nadzab and Finschhafen, and sailed on a transport ship...

Around D 7 [Annotator's Note: d-day, the initial day of the operation, plus seven days; 26 March 1945; Iwo Jima, Japan...

Willie Roy Hebert joined the Marine Corps due to their reputation. He came out of boot camp as a PFC [Annotator's Note...

Charles A. Waller’s most memorable experience of World War 2 was his interaction with General MacArthur [Annotator's...

After a furlough [Annotator's Note: an authorized absence for a short period of time], Bill Toledo [Annotator's Note:...

Adolfo V. Celaya went to boot camp in San Diego [Annotator’s Note: San Diego, California]. The training was difficult...

Astley Blackwell, Jr. was born in Birmingham, Alabama in April 1925. During the depression his family lived with his...

John Singlaub took his group of resistance fighters just south of the Loire River. A local mayor organized an...

Walter Bowsher made his first arrest while he was in the Army. He was serving as a temporary military policeman when he...

Donald H. "Don" Bee had an explosive, right-hand man named Patterson [Annotator's Note: no given name provided]. Bee...

Joseph LaNier joined the United States Navy in February 1944. African-Americans prior to 1942 were not allowed to join...

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