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James Oney left New Caledonia at midnight with a destroyer escort. They arrived three days later in the Russell Islands...

Having survived the sinking of USS Arizona (BB-39) and the subsequent treatment for his burn injuries, Lauren Bruner...

When the atomic bombs were dropped, Fiske Hanley and his fellow prisoners were totally unaware of the events, but...

Jacklyn Lucas got a call from the President of the United States, Harry Truman [Annotator's Note: Harry S. Truman, 33rd...

Bruce McCormick was in the military for a long time. A lot of his friends who were soldiers in Korea [Annotator's Note...

John Nicholas went into the service in September 1943. His half brother George was already in the Navy. Nicholas went...

John Reeder was unhappy with the way the reserve officers were being treated; he had overheard his commanding officer...

On his way back home, Lincoln Piazzo was relieved to be leaving the scene of the war. He admitted that he was...

Richard Greer was in the hospital when John Basilone was awarded the Medal of Honor. Greer was supposed to have been in...

Adolfo V. Celaya sailed to Tinian [Annotator’s Note: aboard the USS Indianapolis (CA-35) delivering key components of...

Joseph Townsend was being trained as a radioman and radio technician. They wanted him to become an aviation technician...

[Annotator's Note: There is white noise throughout this clip.] James L. Lowder thinks that going into the Army made him...

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