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Robert D. Shaner had some exciting times aboard his ship [Annotator's Note: USS LST-475]. They had gotten back from...

James Salerno was born in Summit, New Jersey, in 1918. Before the war he worked as a clerk in a store. Salerno chose...

Clem Thrift's last combat assignment was off of Borneo. There was concern because Japanese soldiers were swimming out...

Harry Walker Wellford felt queasy much of the time on his destroyer [Annotator's Note: USS Harrison (DD-573)]. He often...

Ernest "Ernie" Andrus left [Annotator's Note: San Francisco, California] on a Merchant Marine ship. Once they were...

John Singlaub enlisted in the US Army Artillery because he wanted the experience to supplement his infantry skills....

Richard Witaker recognizes the valuable role played by the American home front in winning the war. Without the...

Mack has had a good life. He worked for the Army Corps of Engineers for thirty five years. He retired in 1981. His...

Edgar Eugene “Gene” Fricker was quickly released from the Navy after the war and attended college on the G.I. Bill [...

[Annotator's Note: The audio and video freeze throughout this clip.] Leo Bednarczyk's most memorable experience of the...

Jack Werner's worst experience in the war was not viewing dead bodies at Kwajalein [Annotator's Note: Battle of...

Richard Jaccarino cited the dedication of his platoon leader, mentioning that the man had been wounded earlier on Leyte...

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