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Wilfred Hanson always admired the Marine Corps, and figured if he had to go to war, he wanted to go with a group of men...

Kenneth Killilea was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts. He grew up there for the most part. He also lived in Wellesley,...

William Wayne left the United States for the first time and it was not scary, but it was different. They made their way...

Eventually, Bougainville was taken [Annotator's Note: Bougainville campaign, part of the Solomon Islands Campaign at...

Floyd Fogg went to Camp Pendleton in San Diego, California for basic training, From there he sailed through rough seas...

Salvatore Famularo was sent home on a C-54 [Annotator's Note: Douglas C-54 Skymaster cargo aircraft]. There were no...

A month after fighting on Peleliu [Annotator's Note: Battle of Peleliu, codenamed Operation Stalemate II, September to...

Edmund Durocher spent three months on Pavuvu. The Marine brass cut the division [Annotator's Note: the 1st Marine...

Harold Rosen was born in Dallas, Texas in April 1925. His father owned his own business so the depression did not hit...

Claude Shannahan joined the 3rd Marines [Annotator's Note: 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division]. He went with the...

When the Japanese assaulted Wake Island the second time, Walter Bowsher was ordered to destroy his antiaircraft battery...

Richard Higgins left Peleliu and went to Pavuvu and got off the ship. The next day a clerk told Higgins that he was...

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