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Hershel Hibbard recalled the process of refueling the ship [Annotator's Note: USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24)]. Another ship...

Iwo Jima [Annotator's Note: Iwo Jima, Japan] was cold. At night on the northern end of the island, Louis R. Lepore...

When he was discharged from Company C, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Floyd Fogg said he "had it good… but...

[Annotator's Note: Meda Royce Hall is difficult to understand throughout this segment.] During his service in the...

John Singlaub wanted to be a regular Army officer after the war ended. He immediately applied for the integration of...

Irwin Schneider's job was not overly exciting [Annotator's Note: he was in command of an ordnance depot at Milne Bay in...

Robert Freligh served during the war because he felt it was his duty. He was also 20 years old at the time and thought...

John "Jack" Raquepau and his group [Annotator's Note :Torpedo Squadron 51 (VT-51), Air Group 51, USS San Jacinto (CVL-...

Alfred Anthony Alvarez was clearing out a town [Annotator's Note: with the 7th Field Artillery Battalion, 1st Infantry...

The invasion at Ormoc Bay was small and consisted mainly of destroyers and rocket firing landing craft.The Laffey [...

Davis Gordon Mayes heard about the dropping of the atomic bombs on Japan through the radio receivers while he was...

When the ship he returned home aboard was approaching San Diego [Annotator's Note: San Diego, California], James...

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