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Charles Struble was born in June 1924 in Benton, Illinois. He grew up there with one brother and one sister. He also...

Donald Hoff [Annotator's Note: a rear seat gunner and radio operator on Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bombers in Scouting...

Mort Oman [Annotator’s Note: serving with the 251st Field Artillery Battalion as a fire controller] took part in the...

Captain Hunt [Annotator's Note: US Marine Corps Captain George P. Hunt] was no longer in command of K Company [...

At the time of Edwin Joseph Borne, Jr. 's enlistment [Annotator's Note: in the United States Marine Corps in December...

[Annotator’s Note: Interviewee has difficulty speaking at times throughout this segment.] After a long wait, Rawley R....

Keith Renstrom notes that one of the hardest things for a Marine, or anybody, is to see your first American blood [...

In addition to his weapon, Philip Schweitzer carried two pouches. Because of his rank as a sergeant, Schweitzer carried...

[Annotator's Note: Raymond Hayes was assigned to the USS Tortuga (LSD-26) as an electrician in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.]...

[Annotators Note: Harold Ward served in the navy as a mess attendant aboard the heavy cruiser USS San Francisco (CA-38...

James Morehead's first combat action was an intercept of bombers determined to destroy the 19th Bomb Group's [Annotator...

Gerald Kynett's family started rationing. His father had to get a special waver for gasoline since he was a salesman....

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