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Smith, John Clearing Luzon
At the end of January [Annotator's Note: January 1945], John Smith left Leyte, and was among the last to be issued new...
DeForest, Harold Battle of Manila and Being Wounded
When they left Clark Field, Harold DeForest's Company A [Annotator's Note: Company A, 1st Battalion, 129th Infantry...
Yusen, Jack Joining Taffy 3
[Annotator's Note: Jack Yusen served in the Navy as a gunner aboard the USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE-413).] From there...
Brooks, Curtis American Occupation of Santo Tomas
On 4 February [Annotator's Note: 4 February 1945] Curtis Brooks looked out and saw all of the American military. Right...
Jennings, Edward Shipped Overseas
Edward Bruce Jennings spent 20 or 21 months overseas. He was shipped over in 1944 to Finschhafen, New Guinea attached...
Beaman, William Tense Moments aboard the USS Flasher (SS-249)
One time that scared William Beaman happened when the USS Flasher (SS-249) was firing electric torpedoes. They were...
Amico, Thomas War's End
Thomas Amico island-hopped for a year; the war was winding down; the big naval battles were over. Amico doesn't...
Smith, Jacques Combat on Leyte
Jacques Brewster Smith remembers the island of Leyte [Annotator's Note: Leyte, Philippines] being all jungle and...
Ledesma, Trinidad Mindanao and Kamikazes
Trinidad Ledesma volunteered to be a code clerk in headquarters where he thought he would be safer. He was shown a...
Donovan, Robert Wounded on Leyte
Robert L. Donovan did not rely on his faith as much as people would think. He did not find himself praying very often....
Grun, Frederick Deployment to New Guinea
On 18 August 1944, Frederick Grun left the United States on the HMS Empire Mace along with 200 enlisted men, a number...
Harris, Oran Pursuit on Palawan
Oran Harris said the Americans went first by sea in pursuit of the Japanese that had retreated into the mountains of...

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