Search results

Map is loading...

Robert Powers was born in June 1924 in St. Paul, Minnesota, but grew up in Hopkins, Minnesota. Growing up, he lived...

Melvin C. Whitman was surprised the Japanese did not fight back against the invasion [Annotator's Note: Battle of...

Ralph C. Franklin went to Guadalcanal [Annotator's Note: Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands] before the division [Annotator's...

When they landed on New Caledonia they were told they were going to march off their sea legs with a thirty mile hike....

Overall, Robert J. Ferris enjoyed his experience in World War 2 and was glad he was a pilot. He comments on serving...

Edwin Joseph Borne, Jr. saw that he [Annotator’s Note: then US Marine Corps Major; later Brigadier General, James...

Richard Witaker felt hatred for the Japanese before the assault of Okinawa. The feelings had begun with the surprise...

Arthur Jackson was awarded the Medal of Honor on 5 October 1945 during the Nimitz Day celebration in Washington D.C....

George Peto had a unique experience there [Annotator's Note: on Okinawa] one time while watching kamikazes hitting...

Clayton Hall and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company C, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division] were...

John Mikus, Jr. almost got shot when he got back to the United States. He wanted to call home. The women Marines had...

Oral History