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Jack Houston had three reasons for enlisting. The first was patriotism. The second was that all of his friends were...

Harold C. Cook entered the Navy shortly after Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor,...

Samuel Ukrop [Annotator's Note: while serving with Company F, 2nd Battalion, 22nd Marine Regiment, 6th Marine Division...

Leo William Schmittgens went on patrols and his Lieutenant, Jaffe [Annotator's Note: US Marine Corps First Lieutenant...

William Pierce hated the Japanese before landing on Okinawa. Propaganda influenced his animosity. His feelings were...

Captain Hunt [Annotator's Note: US Marine Corps Captain George P. Hunt] was no longer in command of K Company [...

Asked to describe the fighting in which he participated, Earl Conklin referred to his position with the mortars. The...

Harry Bender [Annotator's Note: after joining Company K, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division on...

Gerry Jones completed several missions with his partner, Mack [Annotator's Note: unable to verify identity], throughout...

Kenneth Dwight Wells joined Company F, 2nd Battalion, 29th Marine Regiment, 6th Marine Division on the front lines...

Dale LeBlanc had been through Naha many times as a runner. Every time he went through there snipers would shoot at him...

Kent Butzer Kellegrew [Annotator's Note: with the 96th Infantry Division] was sent to Okinawa [Annotator's Note:...

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