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Their kickoff point was Finschhafen [Annotator's Note: Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea], and when the time came, Leo V....

James Born installed water units that changed saltwater to fresh water for various buildings like barracks, bases, and...

Pete Brock and his twin brother enlisted in the Navy together on 27 April 1944 and were called to active duty on 6 June...

Richard Keller and the rest of the 37th Division took part in the Louisiana Maneuvers. They were bused into the area...

Astley Blackwell feels that it is very important for students to learn about World War 2. There is a museum at the base...

On the morning of the 21st they were ordered to go down Tombstone Ridge and head west to the village of Nishibaru....

Jackson Augustus "Jack" Ashton, Senior was born in February 1925 in Brewton, Alabama. He had a brother and sister....

Claude Clifton Cuniff, Junior was assigned to the USS General G.O. Squier (AP-130) out of San Francisco [Annotator's...

On the way to Peleliu, Joe Clapper's transport pulled into Ulithi, where he saw a small carrier with a hole in it big...

While in Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii], Victor Yost helped clean the ship. When at sea, Yost...

Earl Williams went to Camp Lee, Virginia [Annotator's Note: now Fort Lee in Prince George County, Virginia]. When he...

George Hamilton was assigned to a skeleton crew aboard the USS Orleck (DD-886) in Norfolk, Virginia when he first heard...

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