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Alvin Barnes was drafted into the Navy. He previously knew he would have to serve. He had no problem with boot camp. He...

Mahlen Arledge and his platoon [Annotator's Note: 3rd Platoon, Company K, 3rd Battalion, 321st Infantry Regiment, 81st...

William Burkett remembers the Philippines as a pretty country. He drove everywhere. He drove a truck to Manila [...

James "Jim" Tubach was discharged at Fort Lewis, Washington and returned to Falls City, Nebraska. His family only knew...

Having moored in the harbor at Nagasaki, Japan, Lauren Bruner and some shipmates [Annotator's Note: from the USS...

Leo Denault remembers there was a little town next to them with a geisha district [Annotator’s Note: geisha district,...

Myers Bernard Rosenbloom was a payroll clerk [Annotator's Note: in the 2nd Marine Division]. Everyone was trained in...

George Colburn went to China with the 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division [Annotator's Note: in September 1945]....

[Annotator's Note: Throughout the segment, a chirp sound can be heard.] In March 1949, Albert "Al" Machaud received...

On 31 December 1945, Monroe Scherer landed in Tokyo [Annotator's Note: Tokyo, Japan; after leaving occupation duty in...

George A. Damiano had issues with a new commanding officer [Annotator's while serving on occupation duty in Korea with...

Richard Lafleur [Annotator's Note: on occupation duty with 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division] got acquainted...

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