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When he had free time, Floyd James Reissig would chip paint and paint the ship. When he was on an island, the crew...

William J. Twigger had a cousin his age. His cousin and his brother had joined the Marine Corps early in the war....

Ralph Marcarelli was aboard an LST [Annotator's Note: landing ship, tank] when he ventured around many islands to...

Alfred Rodrigues wanted to be an engineer in the Navy. He found that the engine room was very hot and he passed out in...

While moving towards New Georgia [Annotator's Note: New Georgia, Solomon Islands], Theodore M. "Ted" Robinson's boat [...

At Fort Snelling [Annotator's Note: near Bloomington, Minnesota], Donald Draxler and his father enlisted in the Army....

[Annotator's Note: You can hear someone off camera throughout this segment.] After his time on Iwo Jima [Annotator's...

Gerald Francis "Jerry" Coleman was born [Annotator’s Note: in September 1924] in San Jose [Annotator's Note: San Jose,...

Forrest Villarrubia was home from the Pacific by December 1945, but he had to continue in the service because he did...

In the fall of 1941, John Edward Love and his unit [Annotator's Note: 200th Coastal Artillery Regiment] were stationed...

Harry Bender [Annotator's Note: after joining Company K, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division on...

John Caraway's ship [Annotator's Note: USS Bridge (AF-1)] was anchored in the harbor at Okinawa when he heard about the...

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