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The Japanese were underneath the island [Annotator's Note: Iwo Jima, Japan] while the Marines were on it. James Shelton...

In preparation for hitting the beaches, Joe Clapper said a soldier's main concern is that he has enough ammunition. He...

Francis John "Dick" Varone enlisted in the Marine Corps by himself. He waited until he received orders to report to...

Thomas Kolesa was born in July 1924. He married at 18 and had three children. He is originally from Illinois and moved...

James Goodrich wanted to join the Marine Corps as soon as he saw his first Marine Corps poster. He also enjoyed the...

Forrest Villarrubia recollects climbing up a tree and being shot at as his most memorable occurrence of World War 2. [...

Benjamin Carson volunteered to become a Marine Raider without even knowing what that duty entailed. He was soon...

Thomas Francis Schicker and the men [Annotator's Note: of Company H, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine...

Harry Bender [Annotator's Note: an assistant BAR man, or Browning Automatic Rifleman, with Company K, 3rd Battalion,...

Daniel J. Lawler [Annotator's Note: serving with Company K, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division in...

Leisey shook hands with Eleanor Roosevelt in Pago Pago [Annotators Note: Samoa] when she came through the hospital he...

When Charles Womack and the other Marines in his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company M, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine...

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