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Burton Johnson had been in the service for three years when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: on...

James Goodrich and his buddy dug a foxhole. His buddy put a big branch across the top of the hole. Later that night...

Charles J. Alvarez Sr. was assigned to the USS Guam (CB-2) as a fireman in June 1944. His crew got along well together...

Thomas Crosby's most memorable experience of World War 2 was the end. His experience in the war gave him a great...

Charles "Chuck" Wisher went through basic training at Sheppard Field in Wichita, Texas. Training was good, but tough....

Richard Higgins was not on Bloody Nose Ridge but he was close it. Another man Higgins had great respect for was Red...

Edward F. Kent married his wife in November 1942 while he was at Camp Carson [Annotator’s Note: Camp Carson, Colorado...

After the landings on Leyte, Philip Nelson returned to Hawaii. He was assigned to an amphibious training base, ATB-900...

Looking back on the war, Peter Gallo said World War 2 was a "necessary evil," and he did what he had to do. He believes...

Glenn Frazier was transferred to Tanagawa. The Japanese were digging into a mountain to create a dry-dock. The overhead...

They started back to Australia to begin the process of removing the dead from the ship [Annotators Note: from the USS...

Charles Womack and every other Marine on the island were fully aware that they were headed for Japan after the fighting...

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