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Richard Miralles was born in July 1924 in Anderson, California. He was an orphan. His parents separated. He lived with...

After doing shore duty for a couple weeks, Lincoln Grahlfs was transferred to Guam [Annotator’s Note: Northern Marianas...

Paul Lawrence did not know how many people were on the base where he was stationed [Annotator's Note: at Milne Bay, New...

George Joseph Bertucci and the USS Mississippi (BB-41) participated in the Battle of Surigao Strait. The new and more...

When he was on shore leave [Annotator's Note: an authorized absence for a short period of time] in occupied Japan,...

Jack Dye [Annotator's Note: as a crewman aboard the USS LSM-232] landed at various islands both during the battles...

Edmond Guidry joined the Navy in July 1942. He went to boot camp in San Diego [Annotator's Note: San Diego, California...

Joseph LaNier had a close call on Okinawa while driving a truck. The LST [Annotator’s Note: LST—landing ship, tank] was...

Karr grew up in West Virginia in a little town called Mannington. His father and his relatives worked in the oil fields...

James Warren David recalled always having the supplies they needed while living on the island [Annotator's Note: on...

Bruce McCormick went to China. He was non-rated. He asked his Division officer if he could take a test to get Third...

Eugene Corson went to Okinawa [Annotator’s Note: the Battle of Okinawa, codenamed Operation Iceberg, 1 April to 22 June...

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