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Norman Hatch does not think of his experiences on Tarawa or Iwo Jima continuously. Rather, his experiences flood back...

John Mikus, Jr. was never attacked from the air [Annotator's Note: during the Battle of Iwo Jima, 19 February to 26...

Oscar Culp was able to write home during the time of his military service. The cost of postage has risen sharply over...

Leisey shook hands with Eleanor Roosevelt in Pago Pago [Annotators Note: Samoa] when she came through the hospital he...

George Colburn had never been away from home until arriving at Parris Island [Annotator's Note: Marine Corps Recruit...

Thomas Francis Schicker heard that they changed course four different times [Annotator's Note: aboard the USS General...

Frank Pantuso's outfit [Annotator's Note: 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division] was assigned to support...

Robert Erskine Hendrick [Annotator's Note: with Battery B, 6th Marine Defense Battalion on Eastern Island, Midway...

[Annotator’s Note: James Carrington enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1939 and spent two years in China...

[Annotator's Note: Robert Lowe and men from his outfit, a detachment of the US Marine Corps' 1st Defense Battlion, were...

James Wilson landed in Wellington, New Zealand [Annotator's Note: on 11 July 1942] and it was cold and raining. They [...

In preparation for hitting the beaches, Joe Clapper said a soldier's main concern is that he has enough ammunition. He...

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