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George Colburn only heard scuttlebutt [Annotator's Note: a period slang term for a rumor]. He was just a Private and...

When the overhaul on the USS Hutchins (DD-746) was complete, Mark Brannon took off for its next assignment, operating...

Joseph LaNier had no training or explanation concerning how to perform as a Seabee [Annotator’s Note: Seabee is a twist...

Kenneth E. Stevens [Annotator's Note: with Company E, 1st Battalion, 21st Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division] watched...

The Japanese were underneath the island [Annotator's Note: Iwo Jima, Japan] while the Marines were on it. James Shelton...

About eight months after the Helena went down [Annotator's Note: the USS Helena (CL-50) was sunk during the Battle of...

Charles Joseph "Charlie" Fox's [Annotator’s Note: serving with Company H, 2nd Battalion, 26th Marine Regiment, 5th...

Frank Pryor combated loaded his troopship in Hilo, Hawaii. The fleet came together at Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note:...

John Mikus, Jr.'s rifle [Annotator's Note: .30 caliber M1 semi-automatic rifle, also known as the M1 Garand] did not...

Landing on Iwo Jima was not much different to Michael Mervosh and his men than some of their other amphibious landings...

Howard Ricks returned to Maui after the Battle of Tinian. Comfort levels had improved at that Marine base compared to...

Norman Hatch [Annotator's Note: a photographer in the 5th Marine Division] stopped in Saipan [Annotator's Note: Saipan...

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