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[Annotator's Note: David Heath served in the Marine Corps in Company C, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine...

Charles Womack saw many civilians on Okinawa. The civilians would bow as the Marines passed by them. Womack's unit [...

Jacklyn Lucas was just asking God to save him [Annotator's Note: after being wounded by the hand grenade he jumped on...

While on Okinawa [Annotator's Note: during the Battle of Okinawa, 1 April to 22 June 1945; Okinawa, Japan], Kenneth...

Jack Skaggs worked on roads in Shanghai as a POW [Annotator's Note: prisoner of war]. The POWs could take food out to...

After the Battle of the Tenaru River, Frank H. O’Leary and his squad were only given one and half meals a day because...

Arthur Pendleton was happy to get off of Cape Gloucester. They were there during the monsoon season. It was a terribly...

Gerry Jones feels that the Japanese soldiers were very tough men. He was able to track Japanese soldiers easily by the...

Daniel J. Lawler deployed to the Pacific in November 1943. He felt sufficiently trained. Training was hell, but he used...

Edgar Harrell had very little energy and was just hoping for someone to discover him [Annotator's Note: while floating...

Ed Weber is proud to have been in the Marine Corps. He loves his country and the Marine Corps. It upsets him greatly to...

The discipline in the Marine Corps helped to make Deens life successful. He is glad that he went through it and the...

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