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Salvatore Famularo does not know why he picked the Marine Corps. He thought he was an athletic kid. He had street sense...

Adolfo V. Celaya reached Iwo Jima [Annotator’s Note: aboard the USS Indianapolis (CA-35)]. The ship bombarded the...

After being stationed in various places stateside, William S. “Bill” Beamish was given a two week leave [Annotator's...

Edward Riedl had to count his points [Annotator's Note: a point system was devised based on a number of factors that...

Tony Schneider reported to VB-6 [Annotator's Note: Bombing Squadron 6 (VB-6)] in 1940. The squadron was assigned to the...

The ship that the Laffey relieved had been there a week and never got hit. They got off of the coast of Okinawa on a...

Carey Suratt left the Navy when his enlistment time was completed. In 1950, someone recommended Suratt join a new Army...

[Annotator's Note: Charles Kneflin was a tail gunner on a Boeing B-29 Superfortressvery heavy bomber in the 53rd...

Woods did well in school. He could have gone on to any of the advanced training schools but he volunteered to go out as...

[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Robert J. Ferris to talk about the photo album that he has with him. He points...

After Okinawa, John Nicholas and the USS Gayety [Annotator's Note: USS Gayety (AM-239)] were sent to sweep for mines in...

William Jackson was on Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Okinawa, Japan] when he heard of the atomic bombs [Annotator's Note:...

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