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William Cart fought in World War 2 because he "did not have a hell of a choice." He was 18, in good health, and they...

A month after fighting on Peleliu [Annotator's Note: Battle of Peleliu, codenamed Operation Stalemate II, September to...

They did everything they could do to get off of the beach. One of the warrant officers was hit and told Keith Renstrom...

Kenneth Killilea feels strongly that it is important to continue to study World War 2. It is essential that young...

William Wayne says that Iwo Jima, Japan is shaped like a shoe. The part he was on was deep, thick, volcanic ash that...

At the time of Edwin Joseph Borne, Jr. 's enlistment [Annotator's Note: in the United States Marine Corps in December...

Arthur Jackson had been influenced by Marine pilots and wanted to fly. At the recruiting office he took the aviation...

Mervin Jensen wanted to get back home to civilian life. He was running up the ladder and he was pulling himself along...

Edward Bale saw most of his company's [Annotator's Note: Company C, 1st Corps Tank Battalion (medium)] casualties at...

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

Richard Greer thought very highly of the navy medical personnel who worked with them. The pharmacist’s mates were...

Henry Quinton Pike returned to the United States to be trained as a platoon instructor but he did not like that duty....

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