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

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

When Mack was going into Okinawa in the Higgins boat, he claims he had a vision. It was a vision of his mother. His...

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

On Kunishi Ridge on 15 June [Annotators Note: 15 June 1945, Okinawa] Bailey and several other Marines went along the...

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

Deen remembers the fear that was prevalent among the replacements, yet they responded when it was time to fight. He...

One night the men were on a 100 percent alert. Robert Akins was manning the 37mm antitank gun. Around two in the...

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

Jack Houston returned to the United States around May 1946. He was discharged at the end of May or beginning of June in...

William Pierce remembers a buddy being wounded on Okinawa. It was the same buddy who had fired a shot erroneously and...

[Annotator's Note: Romus Valtin "R.V." Burgin served in the United States Marine Corps as a mortar section leader in...

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