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William Pierce was in Parris Island boot camp for eight weeks. He did what he was told and experienced the rigors of...

Okinawa is something of a blur in Romus Burgin's mind. Unlike New Britain and Peleliu, battles from which he can...

While on Okinawa [Annotator's Note: during the Battle of Okinawa, 1 April to 22 June 1945; Okinawa, Japan], Kenneth...

[Annotator's Note: Fred Bergeron served in the Navy as a rear seat gunner in a Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber in...

Harold Jones was born in February 1924 in Mead, Colorado and grew up in Greeley, Colorado. He was a Depression [...

While in captivity, Walter Bowsher received few Red Cross packages, and, of those he received, some of them were...

Hersey Goodwin was in high school, and they talked current events in the mornings. They knew about it [Annotator's Note...

After his discharge, John Carruth went to Atlanta [Annotator's Note: Atlanta, Georgia] and worked for his uncle, who...

After combat on Tinian ended and the island was secured, Ira Schilling was sent to Hawaii. First, however, he reported...

Fulton Taylor returned to California and reported for further assignment. He received a 30 day leave en route to his...

They went directly into Ormoc Bay [Annotator's Note: Philippines]. Once the troops landed the kamikazes started to...

Clint Quirk was not assigned to a ship. [Annotator’s Note: Quirk was in the Merchant Marines]. He went into the union...

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