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[Annotator's Note: Clyde Nordstrom was in Japan on occupation duty and was a guard for the emperor's summer palace.]...

The main difference between a jailer, which Alfred Dearman was, and a guard, is that the jailer is in the cellblock...

James Born remarked on his feelings of the Japanese during World War 2. He had a very low opinion of the Japanese...

Richard Lafleur could smell Japan as they got close. Before long they could see the coastline. He envisioned what the...

Roy Stewart was in Nagasaki [Annotator's Note: Nagasaki, Japan with the 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division]...

Francis Borrell was woken up early one morning and was told about the Japanese surrendering. Everyone was celebrating,...

William Burkett thinks the war crimes trials [Annotator’s Note: Tokyo War Crimes Trials] were the most memorable. The...

When the war ended, William Goldsborough didn't have enough points [Annotator's Note: a point system was devised based...

William Winter would go out with the patrols to round up Japanese soldiers. They had an airplane and would go pick...

Charles “Chuck” Franzke’s orders were changed after the Japanese surrendered [Annotator’s Note: announced 15 August...

Learning of the Japanese surrender was a relief for Don Daniels. He was on a ship off Honolulu [Annotator's Note:...

Edward Chinnis and his fellow sailors hated the Japanese even after the war ended. Chinnis was on occupation duty for...

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