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Houston, Jack Okinawa and Tokyo Rose
When Jack Houston arrived off Okinawa he was not as afraid as he should have been. In the hours before they left the...
Lents, Robert Taken Prisoner
When the crew abandoned the USS Perch (SS-176), Robert Lents said some of the guys in the water turned on their...
Bourgeois, Henry "Hank" Becoming a Marine Aviator and Deployment to Guadalcanal
Henry Bourgeois was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. He first flew when he was about seven years old. After...
Hatch, Norman Training the Film Crew
Norman Hatch joined the 2nd Division [Annotator's Note: 2nd Marine Division]. The 2nd Division did not have any...
Sparacino, Paul Vietnam War
Paul Sparacino was in the Philippines [Annotator's Note: aboard the USS Princeton (LPH-5)] when Vietnam [Annotator's...
Eddy, Sherwin War's End
Sherwin Lansing Eddy and his squadron [Annotator’s Note: Composite Squadron 94 (VC-94) flying from USS Shamrock Bay (...
Mervosh, Michael "Iron Mike" Bombardment of Iwo Jima and Feelings Toward the Japanese Soldiers
Landing on Iwo Jima was not much different to Michael Mervosh and his men than some of their other amphibious landings...
Thornhill, Jack Reflections and Military Medals
Jack Thornhill and the interviewer have just been reminiscing. He can remember things that happened to him when he was...
Bowsher, Walter Prisoner of War in Japan
Walter Bowsher was sent to Hokkaido, Japan to a prisoner of war, or POW, camp. He arrived at Hakodate Number 2 prison...
Scales, James Life on Iwo Jima
Iwo Jima [Annotator's Note: Iwo Jima, Japan] only had black sand in the southern part of the island. Iwo Jima means...

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