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Charles Womack was born in October 1922 and grew up in McComb, Mississippi. His parents were divorced and his father...

Wicker was born in Scotlandville, Louisiana in 1923. He had a good life growing up, his father worked for the railroad...

After the war ended, Thomas J. Smith, Junior and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company F, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine...

James J. Hill flew the F4F Wildcat [Annotator's Note: Grumman F4F Wildcat fighter aircraft] which was the best, until...

[Annotator’s Note: This interview is outside so there is a lot of background noise throughout the clip.] Everett Pope...

Joe Clapper's unit [Annotator's Note: Company K, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division] landed on...

[Annotators Note: James Smith served in the USMC as a radioman and rifleman in the 1st Marine Raider Battalion.] The...

Forrest Villarrubia was born in 1925 in Lacombe, Louisiana. Lacombe is on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain, just...

Mack has had a good life. He worked for the Army Corps of Engineers for thirty five years. He retired in 1981. His...

Okinawa is something of a blur in Romus Burgin's mind. Unlike New Britain and Peleliu, battles from which he can...

Thomas Edward Pugh was sent to the Marine Recruit Depot for boot camp in San Diego, California. He was woken up early...

[Annotator's Note: George Colburn had his first combat kill in a cave on Iwo Jima, Japan in February 1945.] There was a...

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