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William Lansford took part in the Long Patrol with the 2nd Marine Raider Battalion on Guadalcanal. Most of the time he...

James Bowie was born in September 1925 in Mississippi. Bowie had two sisters and one brother. He was the youngest. His...

In early January [Annotator's Note: January 1944] Allen Tillery went to Linda Vista where he boarded the USS Manila Bay...

James Roland Westbrook enlisted in the Marine Corps in March 1943. He wanted to be a Marine even though his father, who...

Hershel Williams was born and raised in a country atmosphere in West Virginia. His father was in the dairy business....

[Annotator's Note: This interview is conducted with a group of Navajo veterans present, many of whom answer questions...

Landing on 1 April [Annotator's Note: 1 April 1945], Joe Clapper's platoon went into Okinawa right below Kadena, with...

James Wilson left Peleliu [Annotator's Note: after the Battle of Peleliu, September to November 1944, Peleliu, Palau]...

George Colburn used the G.I. Bill to attend the Franklin Institute of Boston [Annotator's Note: Benjamin Franklin...

The Grumman Wildcat [Annotator's Note: Grumman F4F Wildcat fighter aircraft] was a beautiful aircraft, according to...

Harry Bender [Annotator's Note: after joining Company K, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division on...

Charles Brooks was born in Dallas, Texas. Life in the Great Depression was difficult. His mother had been widowed when...

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