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Charles Womack saw many civilians on Okinawa. The civilians would bow as the Marines passed by them. Womack's unit [...

George A. Damiano recalls that the local population [Annotator's Note: on Okinawa, Japan] was happy to have the...

While Sterling Mace was positioned north on Okinawa, he would look south and see what appeared to be, and sounded like...

[Annotator's Note: Jack Houston served in the US Marine Corps as a rifleman in 3rd Platoon, Company G, 2nd Battalion,...

Garland Virgil Longhoffer arrived at Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Okinawa, Japan] on the night of 26 April 1945. He was...

William Pierce recounts an instance of Japanese night time infiltration [Annotator's Note: during combat operations on...

Ellis Whaley does not remember where he had basic training. He was sent to California for special training. It was a...

Peter "Pete" Behr [Annotator's Note: with Company B, 1st Battalion, 383rd Infantry Regiment, 96th Infantry Division]...

Samuel Ukrop experienced a lot of intense training for Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Battle of Okinawa, codenamed...

One night, as Richard Jaccarino was sleeping under his poncho, the Japanese counterattack began. Just below their...

Thomas Lusco Sr. had a difficult time returning home. He would shake in bed at night. He slept in a different bed from...

[Annotator's Note: A woman interrupts interview throughout this segment.] Andrew Petrus returned home [Annotator's Note...

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