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Charles Brooks would have breakfast before dawn onboard the ship. He would then look to see his assignment for the day...

Arthur Joseph Arceneaux Junior and his squadron [Annotator’s Note: Marine Night Fighting Squadron 542 (VMF(N)-542)] had...

Richard Nummer entered service in November 1943 at 17 years old. He went to San Diego for boot camp. That was his first...

Bryon Carl Oliver was born in July 1922 in Buffalo, New York. As a child, he played sports including skiing, baseball...

John Stiles boarded the USS General Harry Taylor (AP-145). It was a troop ship and it was an interesting experience....

[Annotator's Note: Arthur McHardy was stationed in Tientsin, China with the 1st Marine Division.] He was sent to guard...

Frank Pomroy estimates that the Japanese battleship bombardment [Annotator's Note: on the Marine positions on...

William H. Greason faced discrimination throughout his time in the military from 1943 to 1946. Having grown up in the...

Myers Bernard Rosenbloom’s mother worked by having boarders. His mother was able to buy two houses with the money she...

As they neared Iwo Jima, James Salerno and the others were told that it would not take more than a week to take the...

Flying combat air patrols out of Guam, John Reeder flew missions of two hours duration every day during daylight hours...

Leisey was told before he deployed that he was going to go to Officer Candidate School, yet that never developed. He...

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