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Stix, Charles Prewar Life to Enlistment
Charles Stix was born in March 1925. His great-grandfather came to Cincinnati [Annotator's Note: Cincinnati, Ohio] from...
Dyer, Jimmie Nothing Romantic About War
Jimmie Dyer enlisted to fight in World War 2 because he thought that the country needed to fight. He never questioned...
Greason, William Civil Rights Movement
William H Greason believed that African-American servicemen helped the Civil Rights Movement. In 1963, Greason was a...
Burgin, Romus "R.V." First Action at Cape Gloucester
Romus Burgin and the men of the 5th Marine Regiment shipped out from Melbourne in September 1943 and were stationed for...
Skaggs, Jack VMF-211 in the Defense of Wake Island
Jack Skaggs was on Wake Island during the first Japanese bombing raids on the islands. The Marines had assigned VMF-211...
Dawson, Ruffin Postwar Life
There was a lot of Uncle Sam [Annotator's Note: Uncle Sam; a common national personification of the federal government...
Stevens, Kenneth Done with Iwo Jima
Just about every day there was something amazing for Kenneth E. Stevens [Annotator's Note: with Company E, 1st...
Sutcliffe, Albert Battle of Iwo Jima
On D plus 2 [Annotator's Note: two days after landing day], they [Annotator's Note: Company F, 2nd Battalion, 25th...
Hall, William Midway Island
William Hall reached Sand Island in the Midway Atoll with his personal equipment. Midway was a stopping point for Pan-...
Church, Ray Segment 3
1 of the men working with Church was hard headed and clearly unhappy with their current predicament. When they were...
Twigger, William Weapons and Officers
The first weapon William J. Twigger had when he entered the Marine Corps was the Springfield rifle [Annotator's Note: ....

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