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Kenneth Killilea feels strongly that it is important to continue to study World War 2. It is essential that young...

After finishing up in Guam [Annotator's Note: Second Battle of Guam, 21 July to 10 August 1944 at Guam, Mariana Islands...

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

When the flag went up on Mt. Suribachi [Annotator's Note: Iwo Jima, February 1945], Hershel Williams was too busy in...

Edward Bale saw most of his company's [Annotator's Note: Company C, 1st Corps Tank Battalion (medium)] casualties at...

George Peto served in the 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division. He spent 32 months overseas and...

James Smith recalled that the Japanese attacked at around nine that night and things were going bad. A number of...

Harry McKnight arrived at Sugar Loaf Hill [Annotator's Note: a part of the Japanese defensive line known as the Shuri...

Melvin C. Whitman was surprised the Japanese did not fight back against the invasion [Annotator's Note: Battle of...

In paratrooper training, John Mikus, Jr. was trained as infantry. They had special weapons. In boot camp, they used the...

On 23 February 1945, the battalion commander sent four men from Company F [Annotator's Note: Company F, 2nd Battalion,...

Ralph C. Franklin went to Guadalcanal [Annotator's Note: Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands] before the division [Annotator's...

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