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Harry McKnight was not smart enough to be afraid until he heard shells firing for the first time. It took time for him...

Mervin Jensen was ready for discharge. They were unloading a ship that had oxygen cylinders on it. They were used for...

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

Norman Hatch was in New York at the March of Time [Annotator's Note: an American newsreel series sponsored by Time...

Ralph C. Franklin did not pass his first physical for the Marine Corps because he was underweight. He ate bananas and...

Henry Quinton Pike was assigned to a gun on the USS Hornet (CV-8) to transport civilians to Pearl Harbor [Annotator's...

Richard Greer saw a few Red Cross things and the show Bob Hope was in on Pavuvu. He only watched for a little while...

Willie Roy Hebert joined the Marine Corps due to their reputation. He came out of boot camp as a PFC [Annotator's Note...

Deen was born in McCray, Georgia. His father was the president of South Methodist College. He was one of three kids....

Robert Powers never saw his comrade who was captured again. He knew that if he were captured he would be killed. If...

Giles Bacon remained at Merritt Island for five months before transferring to Quantico, Virginia. He then transferred...

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

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