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Around 21 June 1945, the 1st Marines [Annotator's Note: 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division] were relieved by the...

Bailey and the Marines got there [Annotator's Note: Kunishi Ridge, Okinawa] on the 11th [Annotator's Note: 11 June 1945...

Forrest Villarrubia found the weather on Guam to be beautiful while he was stationed there after his tour in Leyte. The...

William Pierce recounts an instance of Japanese night time infiltration [Annotator's Note: during combat operations on...

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

Leo William Schmittgens waited sometime before his ship had arrived for them to leave Okinawa. He helped load the ship...

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

Among his fellow officers, Earl Conklin thought there were a couple who were marvelous fellows and he has kept in touch...

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

Traveling back to the United States, Joe Clapper said they had a mixed complement aboard ship; there were many Navy...

[Annotator's Note: Robert J. Ferris was pilot in Marine Torpedo Bombing Squadron 232 (VMTB-232) and took part in combat...

Leo William Schmittgens was finally able to return home [Annotator's Note: after seven months of occupation duty in...

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