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Raymond Loidolt was born in 1924 on a farm east of Pierz, Minnesota. The farm kept the six of them busy. He went to...

Forrest Villarrubia was born in 1925 in Lacombe, Louisiana. Lacombe is on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain, just...

Sidney Philips remembers explosions everywhere. Small arms fire everywhere. The total concern was for yourself. It is...

Robert Lowe was at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii and was sent to Palmyra Atoll for two years of guard duty. They took a radar...

Thomas Edward Pugh was sent to the Marine Recruit Depot for boot camp in San Diego, California. He was woken up early...

While Robert Frederick Reed was stationed in El Centro [Annotator’s Note: El Centro, California before being deployed...

After Iwo Jima [Annotator's Note: Battle of Iwo Jima, 19 February to 26 March 1945 at Iwo Jima, Japan], Robert Erskine...

Leisey recalls having to do sponge ball therapy so he could build up the strength up in his hand. He has problems...

After his discharge, Frank Pantuso rode a bus back home to San Antonio [Annotator's Note: San Antonio, Texas] where he...

When James Wilson left Australia, they [Annotator's Note: Company G, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine...

James Carrington's war started on 7 December 1941. He was a prisoner for two years. On 3 February 1945 he moved into...

Claude Shannahan joined the 3rd Marines [Annotator's Note: 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division]. He went with the...

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