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Floyd Fogg went to Camp Pendleton in San Diego, California for basic training, From there he sailed through rough seas...

Michael Mervosh kept his binoculars in his pack the rest of the battle and he is thankful that he did. About a week...

William Wayne says that Iwo Jima, Japan is shaped like a shoe. The part he was on was deep, thick, volcanic ash that...

[Annotator's Note: This interview is conducted with a group of Navajo veterans present, many of whom answer questions...

James Shelton Scales did not have to make the initial landing [Annotator's Note: on Iwo Jima, Japan]. He and his...

Charles Joseph "Charlie" Fox chose the Marine Corps rather than another branch because it was the Japs [Annotator's...

Richard Nummer experienced the brutality of war on Iwo Jima. He and his buddies witnessed Japanese soldiers lying with...

Hilar Moore arrived at Iwo Jima [Annotator's Note: Battle of Iwo Jima; 19 February through 26 March 1945] and the Navy...

John DuBose signed on the SS Frenchtown as a messman. The ship was a T-2 tanker that was welded during construction and...

John Mikus, Jr. was in E Company, 26th Marines [Annotator's Note: Company E, 2nd Battalion, 26th Marine Regiment, 5th...

When Louis Smith's transport ship [Annotator's Note: USS Knox (APA-46)] arrived, among a mass of other ships, at Iwo...

Basilone [Annotator's Note: Medal of Honor recipient John Basilone] and his guys went ashore in the third wave. William...

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