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George Haines had never been away from home before leaving for the Army in May 1943. Basic training was where he...

Stanley Fagerstrom was a corporal going into an outfit that was already established in combat. He was attached to...

Louis Conter left boot camp in San Diego, California with the knowledge that he was to be assigned to the battleship...

Robert Cahoon was drafted into the Army on his 21st birthday. When he reported to Camp Shelby [Annotator's Note: near...

The Army was in charge of the Fiji station where Ted Wiebe's group was being held, and although they clothed and fed...

Anthony Varuso thought highly of the natives on the island of New Guinea. Even though their clothing was minimal, they...

Charles Wesley Borders and his fellow pilots all started at about the same time. They had three flights of 11 pilots,...

When Wallace McKay departed for New Guinea, he returned to Hollandia [Annotator's Note: Hollandia, New Guinea; now...

Sandford Robert Willford [Annotator's Note: a flying instructor with the US Army Air Forces] was sent to school to...

George Haines was an infantry scout [Annotator's Note: in the 34th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division] on New...

Stanley Fagerstrom left New Guinea on 15 November 1944. The Japanese came across the Pacific in the beginning. They...

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

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