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Petrus, Andrew Wounded in Okinawa
On Easter morning, 1 April 1945, Andrew Petrus [Annotator's Note: with Company G, 2nd Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment...
Carawan, Chris Life in the Field and Three Days in Paris
Chris Carawan said the Americans were not prepared for what happened in Belgium. They didn't have food, they lived on K...
Harris, Carroll Invading Attu
At three in the morning [Annotator's Note: of 11 May 1943], Carroll Harris disembarked from the submarine one mile from...
McGovern, Robert Prewar and Occupation Duty in the Pacific
Robert E. McGovern was born in October 1926 in Flint, Michigan. His parents were from Lebanon, Pennsylvania and his...
Grimes, Vodioe Segregation in the Military
Voniedoe "Voni" or "Bus" Grimes [Annotator's Note: after being drafted into the Army in late 1943] was first stationed...
Kawamoto, Yukio From Bougainville to Luzon
[Annotator's Note: Yukio Kawamoto served in the Army as a Japanese interpreter with the 37th Infantry Division in the...
Hahn, Clifford Leyte
Clifford Albert Hahn landed at Baybay on Leyte Island in the Philippines. He saw MacArthur [Annotator's Note: General...
Campbell, Clifford The Philippines
Clifford Campbell did not go ashore on Leyte [Annotator's Note: Leyte, Philippine Islands] until the island was secure...
Cole, John Prewar Life and Entrance to Service
John H. Cole was born in January 1922 in Greene County, Arkansas, in a little community named Epsby [Annotator's Note:...
Arledge, Mahlen Reflections
Mahlen Arledge grew up as a result of World War 2. He understood what life meant. When he went into the service, he...
Bruce, John Reflections on the War
[Annotator’s Note: There are various noises in the background throughout this segment.] John Bruce’s most memorable...
Lane, Charles Reflections and Final Thoughts
Charles Nathan Lane considers himself extremely fortunate and thinks that he had a guardian angel with him when he was...

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