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Young, James Combat Training and Shipping Out
After basic training, James Franklin Young was sent to New River, North Carolina and placed in the Fleet Marine Force....
Gackenbach, Russell Atomic Bomb Mission
On 6 August 1945, Russell Gackenbach was ordered on a special mission to Japan. At three o’clock in the morning, his...
Hammond, Robert From a Corpsman to an Environmentalist
Robert Hammond's medical training was in suturing, and one of his major challenges on Guam occurred when there were no...
Kent, Edward Coming Home and Postwar
When Edward F. Kent went into combat in Europe, he carried a carbine [Annotator's Note: .30 caliber M1 semi-automatic...
Arledge, Mahlen Occupation Duty in Japan and Going Home
Mahlen Arledge entered Japan on a landing craft after the end of the Pacific war. Though told that the troops did not...
Dearman, Alfred Training then Being a Jailer
Since Alfred Dearman would be in the cellblock with the prisoners [Annotator's Note: at Sugamo Prison, Tokyo, Japan],...
Jacobs, Jr., Walter Combat and Malaria
Walter Jacobs thought the BAR [Annotator's Note: Browning Automatic Rifle] was a good weapon but required a lot of...
Clapper, Joe Preparing For and Entering Combat
In preparation for hitting the beaches, Joe Clapper said a soldier's main concern is that he has enough ammunition. He...
Comeaux, James Reflections on the War
James D. Comeaux’s most memorable experience of World War 2 was watching the massacre of U.S. troops on Okinawa [...
Kiefer, Keith From Las Vegas to Enewetak
Keith Kiefer got his ground radio maintenance training in Biloxi, Mississippi, at Keesler Air Force Base. Kiefer then...
Scales, James Returning Home
When the ship he returned home aboard was approaching San Diego [Annotator's Note: San Diego, California], James...
Fristoe, Claud Postwar and Reflections
Claud Neal Fristoe, Jr. remained in the reserves after the war so that he could depart active service earlier. He...

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