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When Keith Renstrom went to Iwo Jima he fought well because the excitement was not there. He functioned better as a...

Jimmie F. Dyer was born and raised on a farm in Castro County, Texas in April 1926. His dad was a farmer and there were...

James Gulotta did not have any friends to keep up with after the war. They were all either killed or maimed. His unit [...

Jack Glass liked serving aboard the USS Enterprise (CV-6). The time he spent on the USS Saratoga (CV-3) was unpleasant...

Chuck recalls being stripped naked with his hands locked behind his head. The Japanese would hit them with a giant...

Keith Kiefer is the National Commander of the National Association of Atomic Veterans. He has the experience of the...

A call went out for volunteers and Battery H, 11th Marine Regiment sent five people to the front to help out. Three of...

They [Annotator's Note: the Japanese] called the officer over and told him that the war was over. About a half hour...

Alfred Anthony Alvarez was born in Boston, Massachusetts to parents with Irish ancestry in April 1924. He joined the...

Salvador Perino liked his ship [Annotator's Note: the USS Makassar Strait (CVE-91)]. The ship's force learned to...

The B-29s [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-29 Superfortress very heavy bomber] had "lots of troubles," but Fiske Hanley said...

Louis Block graduated from high school in June 1944. They discussed the war, but not at length. They were more focused...

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