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The first thing that happened to Harry McKnight when he reached boot camp was a haircut. He was then given a rifle and...

William Lansford and the other Marine Raider recruits were taken to Jacques Farm where they began their training. The...

Ralph C. Franklin attended Columbia University [Annotator's Note: in New York, New York] graduate school. He thought...

While on Peleliu [Annotator's Note: Peleliu Island, Palau], Melvin C. Whitman saw two Zeros [Annotator's Note: Japanese...

On Kunishi Ridge on 15 June [Annotators Note: 15 June 1945, Okinawa] Bailey and several other Marines went along the...

Edwin Joseph Borne, Jr. attempted to correspond with a female Japanese friend who had treated him well after he was...

Deen believes the mortar team helped to save the men at the point [Annotators Note: on Peleliu, September 1944]. He...

Clayton Hall got to New Caledonia [Annotator's Note: New Caledonia, Oceania] and the ship lost a prop [Annotator's Note...

Robert Powers was called back to the service for Korea [Annotator's Note: the Korean War]. He had been honorably...

Richard Witaker faced many hardships on Okinawa. Troops suffered from fatigue resulting from tension and lack of sleep...

John Mikus, Jr. was never attacked from the air [Annotator's Note: during the Battle of Iwo Jima, 19 February to 26...

Norman Hatch [Annotator's Note: a photographer in the 5th Marine Division] wrote about his experiences to Leatherneck...

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