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[Annotator's Note: John Stiles went to Marine Corps boot camp training in San Diego, California.] They were given...

Edgar Harrell had very little energy and was just hoping for someone to discover him [Annotator's Note: while floating...

Arthur Jackson's first contact with the enemy on Okinawa was during a patrol. He volunteered for everything. He was...

For the invasion of Japan, Richard Nummer and the American troops were issued wool blankets and green fatigues to fight...

Robert Addison saw his first action on Tulagi which is a small island off the larger island of Guadalcanal [Annotator’s...

[Annotator's Note: he was], Walter Knapps [Annotator's Note: a Marine guard on Ford Island Naval Air Station during...

William H Greason believed that African-American servicemen helped the Civil Rights Movement. In 1963, Greason was a...

For the invasion of Peleliu, Charles Womack and the other Marines transferred off the ship into amtracs [Annotator's...

Philip Mayer was a sergeant [Annotator's Note: in Company G, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division]...

Lloyd Dendy went to the Russell Islands [Annotator's Note: Solomon Islands]. Pavuvu and Mbanika were coconut...

Elroy Gambino and the Marines [Annotator's Note: Company K, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division]...

Morris Semiatin volunteered for the Marine Corps [Annotator's Note: in 1944]. His brother was serving in the Army in...

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