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Trinidad Ledesma was drafted into the Army. He went to take his physical and two men in front of him got 4F [Annotator'...

Lepla took off with the strike group on the morning of the Battle of Santa Cruz [Annotator's Note: 26 October 1942]....

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

When he arrived in Japan, Bruno S. Rinas was loaded onto a train. He was given some food and Rinas enjoyed it. Rinas...

James Warren David recalled getting seasick occasionally, especially if the conditions were rough. After serving in the...

Paul J. Murphy had his first campaign [Annotator’s Note: as a fire controlman aboard the USS Indianapolis (CA-35)] in...

O’Neil Ducharme’s most memorable experience of World War 2 was being assigned to guard duty at Shangri-La, known today...

Lawrence Brooks followed the war while he was in service. One of the islands he was on had Japanese pillboxes. The...

[Annotator’s Note: This clip begins mid-sentence.] In 1938, Charles Dragich graduated high school. Jobs were very...

Leo William Schmittgens went on patrols and his Lieutenant, Jaffe [Annotator's Note: US Marine Corps First Lieutenant...

Eugene Tarrant was born in Ennis, Texas. When he was three, his family moved to Dallas. His mother and father figured...

Ellis Whaley does not remember where he had basic training. He was sent to California for special training. It was a...

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