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Wilbur Rogers likes to tell a story about a pigeon. [Annotator's Note: Rogers grins briefly.] After the invasion of the...

Harold “Hal” Leith was given a good rank [Annotator’s Note: in March, 1946, as an employee of the SSU, or Strategic...

During the 13 months that Richard McEwen was in combat, he described the Japanese activity where he was as a "backup...

Byron Herbert Meader received very little military training when he was assigned to the 3462nd Ordnance Medium...

Garland Bath was born in January 1925 in Evans County, Georgia in a log cabin. He attended school there. He got his...

In early June [Annotator's Note: June 1944] Edward Driscoll's ship [Annotator's Note: USS Franklin (CV-13)] was held in...

James Richard O'Rorke [Annotator's Note: a member of Signal Corps Aircraft Warning, 5th Interceptor Command,...

Deen was hit on the top of Wana Ridge [Annotators Note: Okinawa, April 1945]. He was hit by a Japanese knee mortar....

After the war ended, Virginia Wilterdink had enough of the island climate, and elected to work on the hospital ship USS...

Daniel J. Lawler deployed to the Pacific in November 1943. He felt sufficiently trained. Training was hell, but he used...

George A. Damiano boarded a troopship [Annotator's Note: in Vancouver, Washington] and left for the Pacific. They...

Gene Alair's most memorable experience of the war was being back on board the USS Astoria (CA-34), below decks...

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