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Pierce, William "Bill" Early Life
William Pierce was born in Queens Village Long Island, New York in January 1925. He grew up in Queens and attended...
Pryor, Frank Invading Iwo Jima
Frank Pryor combated loaded his troopship in Hilo, Hawaii. The fleet came together at Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note:...
Lucas, Jack Returns to Iwo Jima
Jacklyn Lucas returned to Iwo Jima [Annotator's Note: Iwo Jima, Japan] in 1985. He has been back there three times and...
Weber, Ed Prewar Life to Entering the Service
Ed Weber was born in March 1924 in Saint Louis, Missouri. He had one older brother. He moved to Dallas, Texas when he...
Bailey, Herman Segment 4
Bailey was assigned to unloading ships. When he wasn't unloading ships he was walking around. He couldn't stay still....
Carson, Benjamin Iwo Jima
Benjamin Carson had never heard of Iwo Jima before he was told that the Marines would be invading that part of Japan....
Wells, Kenneth The Japanese Soldier and Okinawans
When he was on the front line, Kenneth Dwight Wells saw people, Japanese soldiers and Okinawan civilians alike, as a...
Jones, Gerry How the Japanese Fought on Okinawa
Gerry Jones recalls that the Japanese would push the Okinawan [Annotator's Note: Okinawa, Japan] natives through the...
Hill, James Becoming a Marine Pilot
James J. Hill took all the Marine courses with no problem [Annotator's Note: during Marine Corps boot camp in late 1941...
Schilling, Ira Combat on Tarawa
After Ira Schilling and Company L, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment hit the beach at Tarawa, Company L split up and...
Schmittgens, Leo Aftermath of Combat
Leo William Schmittgens remembered after all the firing ceased [Annotator's Note: after a firefight during the Battle...

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