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Calvin B. Moore was born in December 1923 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He had eight brothers and sisters. His father was...

The National World War II Museum awarded Marine combat cameraman Norman Hatch with the Silver Service Award for his...

Samuel Tso changed his age to join the Marine Corps. He was 18 years old at the time and could not find a job. He went...

When Frank Stewart's group arrived at the Tenaru River [Annotator's Note: actually, the Ilu River, on 21 August 1942]...

On the way to Peleliu, Joe Clapper's transport pulled into Ulithi, where he saw a small carrier with a hole in it big...

Returning to Maui [Annotator's Note: returning to Maui, Hawaii from Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands] was the first...

Forrest Villarrubia volunteered for the Marines the day after his high school graduation. His mother would not sign for...

When the morning came, someone told Jack Houston that he 22nd [Annotator's Note: 22nd Marine Regiment, 6th Marine...

Francis John "Dick" Varone was born in October 1925 in Mechanicville, New York. He was raised there with his two...

After listening to Walter Winchell [Annotator's Note: Walter Winchell, American newspaper columnist] on the radio...

Gerald West didn't think often of the Raiders after the war. In recent years the numerous reunions and meetings West...

Harold Rosen took part in a simulation that was supposed to help them get ready for their next invasion. He recalls...

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