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Raymond Loidolt took a Navy destroyer back to the United States from China. They went through mines [Annotator's Note:...

Pete Brock was discharged from the Navy in Seattle, Washington in June 1946 with the rating of signalman third class....

[Annotator's Note: The interview begins with Nimocks Foyle Ladner already in conversation with the interviewer.] Ladner...

Joseph Daquana was born in Plaquemines, Louisiana in May 1928. He was the second youngest child in a family of seven...

[Annotator's Note: Harold DeForest served in the Army as a gunner on a 60mm mortar in Company A, 1st Battalion, 129th...

Melvin Munch had a 15 day leave following his basic training in the United States Navy. It took four days each way for...

Leo William Schmittgens recalled the constant mortar [Annotator's Note: M1 81mm mortar] firing during World War 2...

Arthur Pendleton went to Pavuvu after Cape Gloucester. There, he dealt with a bout of appendicitis which almost killed...

Stanley Stewart said that, on the whole, he enjoyed his tour in the Pacific. He had been on Bougainville, Papua New...

Henry Ratcliff sailed into Oro Bay in New Guinea [Annotator's Note: as a member of the 860th Aviation Engineer...

William Hall reached North Island and was assigned to one of two Marine Corps fighter units being organized. Fighter...

After Bougainville, William Lansford went back to the United States. He was a high point guy. Back in the United States...

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