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The war came along. Francis Bucher remembers first hearing that the Japanese had bombed Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note...

Between his first and second patrols Robert Dickinson was on the island of Hawaii for rest and relaxation. A relief...

For Kenneth Dwight Wells, the most difficult part of fighting against the Japanese on Okinawa [Annotator's Note:...

Once assigned to the 17th Reconnaissance Squadron [Annotator's Note: 17th Reconnaissance Squadron, 71st Reconnaissance...

Robert D. Shaner says that the landing at Luzon [Annotator's Note: Battle of Luzon, 9 January to 15 August 1945, Luzon...

William Burkett left the States in August 1945. He was in an eight-ship convoy. They left from San Francisco [Annotator...

Mort Oman [Annotator’s Note: was assigned to Headquarters Battery, 251st Field Artillery Battalion as a fire control...

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

Because James McCorriston had attended machinist mate school, he was transferred to the B Division [Annotator's Note:...

Carlos Reed does not think about his service much. He has memories of the war, but he does not think it made a...

For the invasion of Japan, Richard Nummer and the American troops were issued wool blankets and green fatigues to fight...

Yukio Kawamoto was able to witness the battle [Annotator's Note: the battle of Hill 700 on Bougainville]. The division...

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