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Harold Zeringer was a participant in the assault to take the Japanese held island of Okinawa. The invasion took place...

Trinidad Ledesma was drafted into the Army. He went to take his physical and two men in front of him got 4F [Annotator'...

Life aboard ship was just something Charles Bishop and his fellow sailors adjusted to. They worked four hours on and...

Robert G. Aldous had difficulty transitioning to being a civilian after World War 2. He got home and thought everything...

James was born in North Texas in Aberdene. The town is no longer there. He lived there until he was 10 years old. His...

James Warren David recalled a time while he was in Pool Boat 12 when a Chaplain and local representative wanted to go...

Ralph C. Franklin became an adjutant in Division Headquarters [Annotator's Note: Headquarters, 3rd Marine Division]....

[Annotator’s Note: Can hear ringing from interviewee’s hearing aid throughout segment.] In 1969, George N. Boutwell...

Leonard Brooks had Filipino friends who he continued to visit throughout his time on house arrest. One friend put on...

After World War 2, Sam S. McKeel was assigned as quartermaster on LST-492 [Annotator's Note: a Landing Ship, Tank]. He...

Ralph Morse wanted to be at Guadalcanal [Annotator's Note: Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands] for Christmas in 1942. He...

Thomas Kolesa was told to clean up his area and get everything ship shape. General MacArthur [Annotator's Note: General...

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