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Frank Savage completed amphibious training at Hampton Roads, Virginia. To pass the test, the soldiers had to get ashore...

When Charles Wesley Borders was not flying, he had some reading material and records. They would also play ball. There...

Henry Quinton Pike was part of the 3rd Raider Battalion [Annotator's Note: 3rd Marine Raider Battalion] which invaded...

[Annotator’s Note: various noises in the background throughout this segment.] John Bruce served in the Army as a radio...

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

Frank Savage's first duty was to acclimate to the climate and patrol up the coast of New Guinea. The Japanese had moved...

As Charles Wesley Borders' squadron [Annotator's Note: 82nd Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, 71st Tactical...

James J. Hill lived through one tough experience. It was the mission that Pappy was shot down [Annotator’s Note: later...

Henry Ratcliff sailed into Oro Bay in New Guinea [Annotator's Note: as a member of the 860th Aviation Engineer...

[Annotator’s Note: various noises in the background throughout this segment.] John Bruce served in the army as a radio...

Burton Johnson had multiple locations where Japanese prisoners were held in New Guinea. There was still hard fighting...

The division [Annotator's Note: 31st Infantry Division] was then transferred to the island of Morotai [Annotator's Note...

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