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Lucas, Jack Surviving Iwo Jima
Jacklyn Lucas was just asking God to save him [Annotator's Note: after being wounded by the hand grenade he jumped on...
Rosenbaum, James Securing Peleliu and Rest on Pavuvu
In early September 1944, James Stewart Rosenbaum shipped out for the Pacific from San Diego [Annotator's Note: San...
O'Hara, Richard Memories and Dying Veterans
Richard O'Hara's most memorable experience of World War 2 was sailing into Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: Pearl Harbor...
Greer, Richard Segment 9
Richard Greer saw a few Red Cross things and the show Bob Hope was in on Pavuvu. He only watched for a little while...
Smith,James "Horse Collar" Segment 5
James Smith almost starved to death with only three days rations on his back. They were not organic to the 1st Marine...
LeBlanc, Dale Preparing for Okinawa
Dale LeBlanc joined his unit [Annotator's Note: 22nd Marine Regiment, 6th Marine Division] on Guadalcanal in August...
O'Leary, Frank Experiences on Guadalcanal
After the Battle of the Tenaru River, Frank H. O’Leary and his squad were only given one and half meals a day because...
Jones, Gerry Tracking the Enemy and the Island of Pavuvu
Gerry Jones feels that the Japanese soldiers were very tough men. He was able to track Japanese soldiers easily by the...
Lemme, Thomas Hospital Stay and Postwar
Thomas Joseph Lemme remained in recovery in the hospital until the end of the war [Annotator's Note: he had been...
Bacon, Giles Segment 2
Giles Bacon remained at Merritt Island for five months before transferring to Quantico, Virginia. He then transferred...
Severance, Dave Para-Marine Training, Bougainville and Iwo Jima
Dave Severance was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in July 1919. His family moved to Colorado when he was very young. He...
Pendleton, Arthur The VA, Joking Around and Food
Arthur Pendleton never claimed his injuries. The system is incredibly wrong. It can be different. Pendleton did ask for...

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