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[Annotators Note: Frank Guidone served in the US Marine Corps as a member of the 1st Marine Raider Battalion.]When...

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

Leo William Schmittgens remembered after all the firing ceased [Annotator's Note: after a firefight during the Battle...

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

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

Edward Bale began training for the invasion of Japan after the end of the combat on Okinawa. He knew what to expect of...

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

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

Adolph Wilson and the 5th Marine Division assaulted Iwo Jima [Annotator's Note: on 19 February 1945]. The island was...

In preparation for hitting the beaches, Joe Clapper said a soldier's main concern is that he has enough ammunition. He...

William Pierce tells the story of his duty on Guam while he was training for the invasion of the Japanese home islands...

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

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