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After Marine Corps boot camp, Arthur McHardy was sent to Seattle, Washington to a Navy yard as an MP [Annotator's Note...

In October 1942, William S. “Bill” Beamish enlisted in the Army Air Corps and was inducted in San Pedro [Annotator’s...

William Lutz was not in a combat unit. They trained other units for amphibious landings. They went hunting and fishing...

Ray Eshelman did not take long to transition back to civilian life. He was looking forward to it. He did not miss the...

Edward Bale witnessed the pre-landing bombardment of Saipan. The Navy had learned from previous experiences. The...

Marvin Hill went to the Parcel Post building in Richmond to enlist, and underwent a physical. He was rejected, and told...

[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Calvin Moore which Pacific islands stand out to him the most.] Okinawa [...

Lionel Lopez remembers that they took a ship to Australia, but ended up in San Francisco [Annotator’s Note: San...

During this attack there was only one plane lost. As Norman Kleiss was heading back to the carrier he came across...

After Korea, Walter Bowsher served as the San Diego brig warden. In 1953, he was in charge of the escort section of men...

Tenney didn't feel that three rations of rice a day, at about four and a half ounces a ration, was good. He felt it was...

Bruno S. Rinas began working on a rented farm and eventually got better. He believes that if you leave many things...

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