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Fred Bergeron was 19 years old when he took part in the Battle of Midway. He did not really have any idea just how...

[Annotator's Note: Monroe Scherer was sent to Okinawa, Japan in July 1945.] There was a sign posted saying that they...

When the 1st Calvary Division was preparing for the landing on Manus, John Smith was in the reconnaissance patrol sent...

Louis J. Armentaro was born a twin in September 1924 in Livingston, Montana. He has lived there his whole life. His...

[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Selwyn Gilmore about a Medal of Honor recipient he knew.] Henry Erwin [...

Louis Block graduated from high school in June 1944. They discussed the war, but not at length. They were more focused...

When James Morehead arrived at Broom, Australia, the little airfield where they landed didn't have modern pumping...

Ed Weber saw a movie with John Payne [Annotator's Note: John Howard Payne, American actor] and Maureen O'Sullivan [...

Allen Lamm was concerned for his safety on Okinawa. He did not realize that the splatters in the water were coming from...

The major air base in the Gilbert [Annotator's Note: Gilbert Islands] and Marshall Islands was at Truk Island. John "...

Normand F. Gallichant was preparing to hit the beaches of Japan just before the war ended. Defenses in Japan would have...

Harry McKnight arrived at Sugar Loaf Hill [Annotator's Note: a part of the Japanese defensive line known as the Shuri...

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