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Edward Bale began training for the invasion of Japan after the end of the combat on Okinawa. He knew what to expect of...

Joseph L. Harrison was born in March 1923 in Live Oak County in George West, Texas. When he was about five years old,...

Robert Powers went ashore unopposed at Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Okinawa, Japan]. He was in a foxhole with his buddy...

John Mikus, Jr. was never attacked from the air [Annotator's Note: during the Battle of Iwo Jima, 19 February to 26...

John Mikus, Jr.'s rifle [Annotator's Note: .30 caliber M1 semi-automatic rifle, also known as the M1 Garand] did not...

Lester Hecht returned to San Francisco [Annotator's Note: San Francisco, California] on a Coast Guard boat. He was sent...

Learning of the Japanese surrender was a relief for Don Daniels. He was on a ship off Honolulu [Annotator's Note:...

The intelligence group was on Thomas Francis Schicker's outfit's [Annotator's Note: Company H, 2nd Battalion, 1st...

Frank Pomroy tells the story of how he and Bill Hollman became friends. He was on Guadalcanal for five months and...

Thomas Edward Pugh was born in June 1924 in Dallas, Texas, but grew up in Denton [Annotator's Note: Denton, Texas]. His...

Clayton Hall was born in Harvey County on a farm near Newton [Annotator's Note: Newton, Kansas]. His father was in...

In July 1945 at Camp Maui [Annotator's Note: Maui Island, Hawaii], James Shelton Scales and his staff [Annotator's Note...

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