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Norman Hatch filmed the battle on Tarawa with black and white 35mm film, but most of the rest of his photographers shot...

The older guys in the division [Annotator's Note: 1st Marine Division] went home after Peleliu [Annotator's Note:...

William Hall reached Sand Island in the Midway Atoll with his personal equipment. Midway was a stopping point for Pan-...

While the ships were circling, Hershel Williams had to use the bathroom, which was essentially a pump that circulated...

Edward Bale did not see any particular danger to his tanks in the second and third day of combat on Tarawa except for...

The war made Harry McKnight appreciate being a Marine and the freedom he has in this country [Annotator's Note: The...

Louis Burg initially wanted to fly planes in the military, but his family did not want him to. His mother tore up his...

Edwin Joseph Borne, Jr. witnessed the end of the fighting on Wake Island. It was chaotic. He [Annotator’s Note: then US...

[Annotator's Note: George Peto served in the US Marine Corps in a machine gun section in 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine...

[Annotator's Note: Robert J. Ferris was pilot with Marine Torpedo Bombing Squadron 232 (VMTB-232) and took part in the...

When John Mikus, Jr. enlisted in the Marine Corps, war was different than it is today. The whole country went to war....

Frank Campisano was born in April 1926 in Louisville, Kentucky. He had a happy childhood and family. During the...

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