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Rackerby, Archibald "Archie" No More Combat
[Annotator's Note: Archibald Rackerby was wounded by friendly fire while training on Guadalcanal on 9 March 1944.]...
Damiano, George Surviving on Okinawa
George A. Damiano recalls an incident where his comrade, Blacky [Annotator's Note: unable to verify identity], was hit...
Sullivan, George Invasion of Saipan
George Joseph Sullivan was on a ship gun crew. When he would be sitting off the beach, he would ask to go ashore. Once...
Kuroki, Ben Segment 2
Ben Kuroki’s B-24 outfit was called to North Africa to help out with the British forces who were going against Rommel....
Rosenbaum, James Battle of Okinawa
On 1 April 1945, James Stewart Rosenbaum, and his unit [Annotator's Note: Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th...
Starnes, James Segment 5
When the ceremony was over [Annotator’s Note: the Japanese surrender ceremony on 2 September 1945] the sky was filled...
Billingsley, James Occupation Duty in Japan
James Billingsley was treated well as a replacement. In combat troops, it is a different thing altogether. He never...
Hall, Meda Military Service in Pensacola
Meda Royce Hall attended Aviation Ordnance School in Norfolk [Annotator's Note: Norfolk, Virginia], and graduated in...
Daquana, Joseph War’s End
Before VJ Day [Annotator's Note: Victory Over Japan Day, 15 August 1945], Joseph Daquana was reassigned to the USS...
Beaman, William Early Life, Enlistment and Training
William Beaman was born in October 1924 in Dayton, Ohio, the only boy of three children. His father died when he was...
Hall, Clayton Preparing for Japan and Occupying China
Clayton Hall was at Camp Pendleton [Annotator's Note: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in San Diego County, California...
Bates, Dale Growing up in Salem
Dale Bates was born in Salem, Oregon in January 1924. Bates’ father worked in the banking industry and, as such, the...

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