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They proceeded to Samar to the repair base. The boats had already begun to be renovated because they had been assigned...

[Annotator's Note: Anthony Costa begins this segment by discussing his transfer to Japan aboard one of the prisoner of...

Roger Shaw wanted to ship out on a vessel that traversed the Mississippi River frequently. This would better enable him...

[Annotator's Note: William G. Roy served in the Navy as a Photographer's Mate 2nd Class aboard the aircraft carrier USS...

Frank Savage completed amphibious training at Hampton Roads, Virginia. To pass the test, the soldiers had to get ashore...

Walter Bowsher worked on an effort called the Mount Fuji Project which was supposedly building a children's playground...

Bruno S. Rinas was able to complete the work he was given because he was being fed. He never saw the Japanese shoot...

Gerald Francis "Jerry" Coleman [Annotator's Note: a Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber pilot with Marine Scout-Bomber...

[Annotator’s Note: An air conditioner can be heard turning on and off throughout this clip.] The best thing Harry...

Arthur Joseph Arceneaux Junior returned home via San Diego [Annotator’s Note: San Diego, California]. He made a lot of...

Harold Joslin and his fellow prisoners of war tried to keep their humor up. There was a Japanese guard who marched them...

Ralph Burch remembers they had to be out on watch. [Annotator’s Note: The video starts to have audio problems.] He...

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