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George Colburn shipped out on the USS Rochambeau (AP-63), which was the same ship that Jack Kennedy [Annotator’s Note:...

When the Japanese came ashore they had battleships, planes, and superior equipment. Church and his men were using .30...

When the ship he returned home aboard was approaching San Diego [Annotator's Note: San Diego, California], James...

Recalling his experiences on Cape Gloucester, Joe Clapper said the combat portion was very light. It was the easiest...

Thomas Joseph Lemme always felt he could keep up with the other Marines while he was in service. Training was not bad,...

Robert Lowe was at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii and was sent to Palmyra Atoll for two years of guard duty. They took a radar...

Thomas Edward Pugh was sent to the Marine Recruit Depot for boot camp in San Diego, California. He was woken up early...

After joining the Marine reserves following World War 2, John Edward Campbell found work for a pharmaceutical company...

When Jack Houston was evacuated [Annotator's Note: from Okinawa] he was taken first to Saipan then to Guam. While they...

Forrest Villarrubia found the weather on Guam to be beautiful while he was stationed there after his tour in Leyte. The...

There would be holes in the line where there were not enough men [Annotator's Note: during the Battle of Okinawa, 1...

After his discharge, Frank Pantuso rode a bus back home to San Antonio [Annotator's Note: San Antonio, Texas] where he...

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