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James Shelton Scales was born in April 1917 in Sandy Ridge, North Carolina. It was a farming community in Stokes County...

During George Vincent Ross's first night there [Annotator's Note: on Guam, mariana Islands], Marines were killed...

Claude Shannahan lives in Harrison Township. He draws a pension from Chrysler but worries how long that will last with...

Warren J. Haslauer's lasting memory of World War 2 is how damned unnecessary the whole thing was. It was a colossal...

Lloyd Augustus Chamblin, Jr., was born in Sumner, Mississippi in July 1924. He lived in a rural community with lots of...

Harry McKnight learned how to follow orders in boot camp. It helped him in battle. He was in good shape because he was...

Richard Witaker volunteered for the United States Marine Corps because he was impressed by his friends who had done so...

William Hall had no extreme feelings about the Japanese even though he knew some of the harsh and brutal things they...

The Marine Corps did not have any photographic organization prior to 1940 [Annotator's Note: Norman Hatch had joined...

Ralph C. Franklin was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 13 July 1920. Life was wonderful during his youth. Raised in a middle...

Edward Bale witnessed the pre-landing bombardment of Saipan. The Navy had learned from previous experiences. The...

[Annotator's Note: Robert J. Ferris was pilot in Marine Torpedo Bombing Squadron 232 (VMTB-232) and took part in combat...

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