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Edwin Joseph Borne, Jr. realized that there were no officers to protect the Wake Island Marines who were prisoners of...

Gerald Francis "Jerry" Coleman was born [Annotator’s Note: in September 1924] in San Jose [Annotator's Note: San Jose,...

At the end of the battle [Annotator's Note: Iwo Jima, Japan], Louis R. Lepore was brought back to the beach and given a...

Richard Witaker recognizes the valuable role played by the American home front in winning the war. Without the...

Frank Pomroy had decided to go on a third invasion regardless of whether or not he would be sent home. The Marines drew...

Norman Hatch [Annotator's Note: a photographer in the 5th Marine Division] stopped in Saipan [Annotator's Note: Saipan...

Richard O'Hara was born in Chicago, Illinois in July 1925 and lived there until he was about 15. He considers...

Robert Powers was called back to the service for Korea [Annotator's Note: the Korean War]. He had been honorably...

The war changed George Peto. After the war he was reluctant to make close friends. The separation of servicemen during...

Earl Conklin was born in September 1921 in Saint Louis, Missouri. He was a "depression boy" whose father worked for the...

Richard Greer experienced some bayonet fighting during the Battle for Henderson Field but more so at Point Cruz. They...

Adolph Wilson was born in Oakdale, Louisiana in 1922. Before the war, his father was in the coffee business. He...

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