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James L. Wheeler was born in Los Angeles, California, in February 1926. His father was a dairy man, and his mother was...

Nevin Sledge admired the SeaBees [Annotator's Note: Members of US naval construction battalions]. They did everything...

After his furlough, James Goodrich was told to report to Camp Pendleton. At the time Goodrich did not know what or...

William Pierce was in Parris Island boot camp for eight weeks. He did what he was told and experienced the rigors of...

Ed Weber is proud to have been in the Marine Corps. He loves his country and the Marine Corps. It upsets him greatly to...

Benjamin Carson was on Guam when the war in the Pacific came to an end. All of the ship whistles and horns were blowing...

Jeremiah “Jerry” O’Keefe found training intense. After preflight school at the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia...

Theodore Marolda received orders to board a transport bound for the Solomon Islands after it was discovered the...

Basilone [Annotator's Note: Medal of Honor recipient John Basilone] and his guys went ashore in the third wave. William...

Henry James Bird [Annotator's Note: with Company F, 2nd Battalion, 18th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division] boarded a...

After the battle ended, Ira Schilling and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company L, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment,...

William Cart flew the SBD [Annotator's Note: Douglass SBD Dauntless dive bomber]. It was easy to fly, and he enjoyed it...

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