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Paul Amrod arrived on the southern beaches of Okinawa to aggressive Japanese artillery fire. There was still heavy...

As a machine gunner, Arnold Addison said he didn't often see the enemy face to face. He remembers firing tracer rounds...

George Peto served in the 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division. He spent 32 months overseas and...

William J. Twigger had a cousin his age. His cousin and his brother had joined the Marine Corps early in the war....

After the attack, Robert Powers continued moving south towards the battalion CP [Annotator's Note: command post]. They...

Melvin Munch was introduced to the Navy in boot camp in San Diego. It was rough. Getting up early each morning to begin...

[Annotator’s Note: Video skips throughout the segment and the audio does not sync with the video.] Robert C. Hammond Jr...

Charles Bruce did not come across any enemy planes or ships out in the open waters [Annotator's Note: while serving...

Fergus Van Wart was born in August 1926 in Dallas, Texas. He was an only child. He went to high school in Dallas and...

Richard Witaker heard the Japanese propaganda from Tokyo Rose only once. That was when he had gone to the rear for food...

Joseph L. Harrison went back to a rear base at Guadalcanal [Annotator's Note: after participating in the retaking of...

Harry McKnight arrived at Sugar Loaf Hill [Annotator's Note: a part of the Japanese defensive line known as the Shuri...

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