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Robert Kenneth “Bob” Boehm graduated from high school and turned 18, but had no thoughts about going to college or...

John Geiger was born in Newark, New Jersey in April 1923. He had two sisters. His father was a contractor for trucking...

In the spring of 1946, Hugh Ettinger was stationed at Rongerik Atoll [Annotator’s Note: Rongerik Atoll, Marshall...

Melvin C. Whitman did his basic training in San Diego [Annotator's Note: Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego in San...

The next morning Alex Vraciu and the other guerillas headed north up the national highway. They took a bugler and...

Alvin von Frisch was born in Giessen, Germany in 1920. He began his education there but he, his mother, two sisters,...

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

Howard Hart saw how difficult it was to survive in the internment camps. In order to prevent the Japanese from taking...

Robert Templet wanted to attend college after his service, but he married and had children and his plans changed. He...

Joseph Daquarna enlisted in early 1945 and went to boot camp in San Diego. Afterward, he was assigned to a submarine...

Irwin Schneider arrived at Hollandia just after the landings there. There was no opposition to the assault. He had not...

Allen Ray Sibley almost stayed in the Army. He liked being a soldier. He is glad he did not stay in because he would...

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