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Borne, Edwin Prisoner of War
Edwin Joseph Borne, Jr. first encountered Japanese assault troops soon after Devereux [Annotator's Note: then US Marine...
Pendleton, Arthur Fishing with the Natives
Arthur Pendleton participated in a lot of covert operations. It was interesting work. Pendleton did not know the...
Hecht, Lester Prewar Life and Enlistment
[Annotator's Note: The video starts with a long conversation before the interview actually starts.] Lester Hecht was...
Salerno, James Iwo Jima
As they neared Iwo Jima, James Salerno and the others were told that it would not take more than a week to take the...
Witaker, Richard "Dick" Navy Corpsmen
Richard Witaker heard about the war ending in Europe and was grateful. More supplies would be coming to the Pacific. In...
Greer, Richard Segment 7
Richard Greer left Guadalcanal on 5 or 6 January 1943 and went to Melbourne. He was very happy to be leaving the island...
Reed, Robert Stateside Flight Gone Wrong
After being assigned to a squadron [Annotator's Note: as a navigator in Marine Bombing Squadron 612 (VMB-612), a North...
Lepore, Louis Late Battle of Iwo Jima
Iwo Jima [Annotator's Note: Iwo Jima, Japan] was cold. At night on the northern end of the island, Louis R. Lepore...
Hall, Clayton Preparing for Japan and Occupying China
Clayton Hall was at Camp Pendleton [Annotator's Note: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in San Diego County, California...
Wilson, Adolph Bougainville then Back to the United States
Adolph Wilson fought through some of the worse jungles on Bougainville. It had everything imaginable. It rained every...
Hatch, Norman Meeting President Roosevelt
Norman Hatch [Annotator's Note: a photographer in 5th Marine Division] had to be responsible for his 30 camera guys [...

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