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Frank H. O'Leary and his platoon set up on the Tenaru River [Annotator's Notes: Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands]. On the...

The Americal [Annotator's Note: the US Army Americal Division] came in in October [Annotator's Note: October 1942] and...

When James Wilson left Australia, they [Annotator's Note: Company G, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine...

When the grenade blew Quintana off the hill he does not remember if it knocked him unconscious but he does remember...

Frank Campisano was eager to do his part. He was told he would be put wherever the Marine Corps needed him, which was...

Frank Pomroy had decided to go on a third invasion regardless of whether or not he would be sent home. The Marines drew...

Robert A. Addison was born in Akron, Ohio on 7 December 1922. The family moved several times but settled down in...

[Annotator's Note: Jack Houston served in the US Marine Corps as a rifleman in 3rd Platoon, Company G, 2nd Battalion,...

[Annotator's Note: Archibald Rackerby was wounded by friendly fire while training on Guadalcanal on 9 March 1944.]...

James Smith was known as Horse [Annotators Note: also as Horse Collar] during his time in the Marine Corps. He earned...

On Tarawa there were Japanese bunkers everywhere. They were right on the other side of the wall. They had firing ports...

Archibald Rackerby stayed in the Marine Corps after the war ended. He was not 100 percent after his injury. [Annotator'...

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