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Jack Skaggs was on Wake Island on 23 December 1941 when the Japanese launched their amphibious invasion of the island....

When general quarters were announced, Francis Borrell had to be in his position as fast as possible. He would sit at...

When Kenneth Wieland arrived in Japan, he saw a bunch of American prisoners of war who were nothing but skin and bones...

[Annotator's Note: There is a person in the background moving about the room throughout this clip.] Bette C. Horstman...

Claude Shannahan's worst memories from Guadalcanal were largely from Bloody Ridge. With the Japanese approaching from...

The older soldiers did not survive like some of the younger men [Annotator's Note: as prisoners of war in the...

Ray Anthony joined the Navy rather than the Army. He went to the Great Lakes and Chicago. Eddie Peabody was a...

William Winter had no inclination to stay in the Army after the war. He was fortunate to have come through the war...

While Carl Rieman was off of Ulithi [Annotator's Note: Ulithi Atoll, Caroline Islands], the USS Shamrock Bay (CVE-84)...

In this segment, Joe Clapper reviewed photographs that visually record the history of his platoon [Annotator's Note:...

At the conclusion of World War 2, Richard R. Ruess had 85 points [Annotator's Note: a point system was devised based on...

After Guadalcanal, James Gulotta went to Bougainville. They did a lot of heavy fighting on Bougainville. The Marines...

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