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Their kickoff point was Finschhafen [Annotator's Note: Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea], and when the time came, Leo V....

Once assigned to the 17th Reconnaissance Squadron [Annotator's Note: 17th Reconnaissance Squadron, 71st Reconnaissance...

After the big battle [Annotator's Note: Battle of Surigao Strait, 24 to 25 October 1944 in Surigao Strait, Philippines...

Ben Ray Bost's most memorable experiences of the war are his two combat landings at Ormoc [Annotator's Note: Battle of...

Fighting in the Leyte Valley area lasted for two brutal months, and John Smith related the tale of the event that...

Walter Groth [Annotator’s Note: stationed in the Philippines] provided fire support in the beginning. Then they were...

Edwin Knight was in the Philippines when fighting began to subside. The priority for logistical support was redirected...

Oran Harris was born in Hartford, Tennessee in September 1924. His childhood home was near the Smoky Mountains, about...

William Beaman was 18 years old when he participated in his first submarine patrol in the Pacific, and he said he didn'...

Paul Fair remembers it was sandy on the beach of New Guinea, then it turned into a jungle. The weapons he used did not...

Samuel Malta remembers funny occasions during the war but he also remembers being frightened by the combat. When faced...

Ernest Cowell was first sent to Ulithi [Annotator's Note: Ulithi Atoll, Caroline Islands], an atoll in the Pacific...

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