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That same day, Robert Powers [Annotator's Note: Powers asks for the helmet he wore the day he was shot] was on top of...

Richard Witaker faced many hardships on Okinawa. Troops suffered from fatigue resulting from tension and lack of sleep...

Jules Desloge Brown [Annotator's Note: aboard the USS PCE(R)-855] participated in the invasion of Okinawa [Annotator's...

When general quarters were announced, Francis Borrell had to be in his position as fast as possible. He would sit at...

Harry Bender was discharged from the Marine Corps in June 1946. His friend, William "Bill" Laden [Annotator's Note: US...

Julian Trist Bringier McConnell’s boat [Annotator's Note: McConnell served as an officer aboard patrol torpedo boats,...

Melvin C. Whitman and the rest of the artillery [Annotator's Note: Whitman was a member of Battery L, 3rd Battalion,...

Once Utah Beach was secured, Jack Gutman returned to England with the evacuees, and wound up in the officers' ward. His...

While approaching Wana Draw on Okinawa, George Peto noticed some movement in the brush off to his left. He realized...

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

Thomas Francis Schicker says the Japanese would put cut off heads, penises, testicles and put them on shafts. They...

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

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