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Lopez, Lionel Shipped to the Pacific
Lionel Lopez remembers that they took a ship to Australia, but ended up in San Francisco [Annotator’s Note: San...
Schmittgens, Leo Invasion of Okinawa
Leo William Schmittgens thought he was treated well by the veteran Marines. He learned a lot from them and cherished...
Schilling, Ira Combat on Tarawa
After Ira Schilling and Company L, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment hit the beach at Tarawa, Company L split up and...
Tadewaldt, Gordon American Traveler
Gordon Tadewaldt was born in June 1926 in Aurora, Illinois. He was one of five children. When his father lost his job...
Bazet, James Early Life, Enlistment, Training and Deployment
James Bazet was born in December 1923 in New Orleans, Louisiana. When he was two years old, he was taken to live in...
Witaker, Richard "Dick" Terrain and Weather on Okinawa
Richard Witaker experienced much the same climate on Okinawa as he knew at home. There were pine trees and cultivated...
Chauncey, Charles Final Missions and War’s End
Charles Graves Chauncey did very few daylight missions and during those missions he would fly low. Most of his daylight...
David, James Reflections
James Warren David believed that World War 2 was a patriotic war and people were very positive at the time. The war...
Trim, Carl War’s End and Returning Home
Carl Trim says the tensest time on any trip at sea was when the captain would call everyone to general quarters [...
Ratcliff, Henry Early Life
Henry Ratcliff was born in January 1923 in Columbia, Louisiana. He had five brothers. He grew up in the area of...
White, Dee Reflections on the War
Dee Wayne White’s most memorable experience of his service was in the Merchant Marine when his ship took on several...

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