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Thomas Francis Schicker heard that they changed course four different times [Annotator's Note: aboard the USS General...

While approaching Wana Draw on Okinawa, George Peto noticed some movement in the brush off to his left. He realized...

Sidney Philips remembers being in San Diego for two weeks [Annotators Note: after returning from his combat tour in the...

Jimmie Dyer entered the service in March 1944 after making a deal with his mother to finish high school. He was sworn...

The Marines knew they would be getting into a yellow jacket's nest if they had to invade Japan. When the war ended,...

William Pierce never fired a rifle until he was in the Marine Corps. He became a marksman and then an expert rifleman....

Richard Witaker faced many hardships on Okinawa. Troops suffered from fatigue resulting from tension and lack of sleep...

George Peto has kept numerous photographs and documents from and regarding the war and shared them with interviewer....

Dale LeBlanc had been through Naha many times as a runner. Every time he went through there snipers would shoot at him...

Richard Witaker had a memorable experience after the campaign for Okinawa was over and the island was declared secured...

They would get up at four in the morning on Pavavu. They were in King (K) Co. 3-1 [Annotators Note: K Company, 3rd...

Bailey had been walking around the ship [Annotator's Note: the ship that was taking him to the invasion of Okinawa]. He...

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