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Quintana, Ben Segment 5
At night around Henderson field the fighting was rough [Annotator’s Note: on Guadalcanal]. Quintana could only aim at...
Costa, Anthony Postwar
After all he witnessed in the war, Anthony Costa had no negative feelings toward the Japanese. He was raised with...
Ross, George Guam and Iwo Jima then Home
During George Vincent Ross's first night there [Annotator's Note: on Guam, mariana Islands], Marines were killed...
Waller, Charles Japanese Strike
Charles A. Waller [Annotator’s Note: assigned to the Marine Scout Bombing Squadron 241 (VMSB-241)] had his first combat...
Brooks, Charles Edward Night Flying Training and Joining VT(N)-90
Charles Brooks was sent to VT-3 [Annotator's Note: Torpedo Squadron 3 (VT-3)] which was forming up on the big island at...
Mervosh, Michael "Iron Mike" Being Wounded and Scavenging From the Dead
Michael Mervosh kept his binoculars in his pack the rest of the battle and he is thankful that he did. About a week...
Salerno, James Guadalcanal
James Salerno stayed in San Diego for about four or five months. From there they went to Pearl Harbor where they saw...
Chamblin, Loyd Mississippi Boy to Aviator Trainee
Lloyd Augustus Chamblin, Jr., was born in Sumner, Mississippi in July 1924. He lived in a rural community with lots of...
Burg, Louis Training and Deployment
On 1 July 1943, Louis Burg [Annotator’s Note: who enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1942] was ordered to active duty and...
Hall, William Feelings about the Japanese
William Hall had no extreme feelings about the Japanese even though he knew some of the harsh and brutal things they...
McKnight, Harry Stateside Service
The first thing that happened to Harry McKnight when he reached boot camp was a haircut. He was then given a rifle and...
Pendleton, Arthur Military Records and Washing Machine Charlie
When Arthur Pendleton was on the ridge he recalled a shell from a Japanese naval gun landing in front of them. The...

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