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[Annotator's Note: Person offscreen interjects throughout the interview]. Harold G. Cowart and his unit headed to Maui...

Howard Ricks basically tried to stay alive through various close calls at Saipan. On Saipan, his outfit [Annotator's...

Ira Schilling and his outfit of assault engineers landed in the third wave during the invasion of Saipan. They landed...

[Annotator's Note: A person off screen interjects throughout interview.] There were big rainstorms while there [...

Richard Yavenue was told to pack his sea bag and wait to be shipped out as a replacement. He was later assigned to the...

When Ira Schilling and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company B, 1st Battalion, 18th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division...

Vaughn Whitworth boarded a troop train to Norfolk, Virginia where he loaded onto the USS James O'Hara (APA-90) and...

Richard Yavenue and and his unit [Annotator's Note: 2nd Battalion, 18th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division] started...

During and after the Battle of Saipan, Ira Schilling and his fellow Marines willingly accepted enemy troops who...

Returning to the United States, Vaughn Whitworth was offered a promotion to reenlist. He had had enough and went home....

Richard Yavenue and the 2nd Marine Division continued to advance across the island [Annotator's Note: Saipan, Northern...

Edward Bale witnessed the pre-landing bombardment of Saipan. The Navy had learned from previous experiences. The...

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