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In civilian life, William J. Twigger had a dear friend who became an officer in the Navy. By stroke of luck, he wrote...

Gerry Jones had joined the Marine Scout and Sniper Company, which was different than the Marine Raiders as he explains...

Charles Gubish did not know much about what was going on with the war in the Pacific. Marine Corps boot camp was tough...

[Annotator's Note: The interviewer and Kenneth Dwight Wells are in conversation during the first part of the tape.]...

Leo William Schmittgens recalled the constant mortar [Annotator's Note: M1 81mm mortar] firing during World War 2...

Marine Corps boot camp was not bad for Ed Weber. They needed bodies then, so it was not that bad. Today, boot camp is...

Charles Joseph "Charlie" Fox [Annotator's Note: serving with Company H, 2nd Battalion, 26th Marine Regiment, 5th Marine...

When William Lansford was in Iceland, he and the other Marines spent their time building their own Quonset huts and...

When Ira Schilling and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company B, 1st Battalion, 18th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division...

When Gravois landed on Saipan they were being shelled. Gravois lost 2 men when they landed. They were put into the line...

Lloyd Dendy and his brother enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserves. When the Korean War broke out they were called back...

James J. Hill lived through one tough experience. It was the mission that Pappy was shot down [Annotator’s Note: later...

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