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Looking back, Dale Peterson feels honored that he participated in the 2 September 1945 surrender of the Japanese. At...

John Nicholas was born in Marysville, Michigan in December 1924. He grew up in Marysville with his half brother and...

Paul Harless was assigned to the USS John Rodgers (DD-574) as a boatswain’s mate second class. During his overseas...

Claire Maddox was born in Pittsburg, Kansas in 1924 [Annotator's Note: April 1924]. He had two older brothers. It was a...

[Annotator's Note: The audio and video freeze throughout this clip.] Leo Bednarczyk's most memorable experience of the...

Upon completing his training, Paul Ignatius was assigned to Composite Squadron 80 (VC-80) aboard the USS Manila Bay (...

Edwin Henlebin described the beachhead as glutted with supplies. The problem was getting the material from the beach to...

To conserve what little was left in the battery, Donald Hoff turned off the transmitter, receiver, intercom and IFF or...

When Phineas Stevens left Leyte Gulf [Annotator's Note: Battle of Leyte, Philippines, 17 October to 26 December 1944]...

William “Bill” Knapp volunteered for the US Navy when he was 17 years old. His parents consented to his enlistment....

After Corregidor fell to the Japanese, Randall Edwards was held there for about a month, during which time the Japanese...

When David Thomason was at Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Battle of Okinawa, codenamed Operation Iceberg, 1 April to 22...

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