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William Pierce never fired a rifle until he was in the Marine Corps. He became a marksman and then an expert rifleman....

[Annotator's Note: Arthur Jackson served in the US Marine Corps as an automatic rifleman in Company I, 3rd Battalion,...

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

William Pierce recounts an instance of Japanese night time infiltration [Annotator's Note: during combat operations on...

During the night the Japanese must have started a push because the ship [Annotators Note: the destroyer USS Evans]...

Carroll George felt extremely safe [Annotator's Note: in his general quarters station in the engine room aboard the USS...

Charles Watkins Adair [Annotator's Note: with the 2nd Combat Cargo Group, 5th Air Force] had a close call at Nichols...

Deen remembers the fear that was prevalent among the replacements, yet they responded when it was time to fight. He...

The first move Peter Gallo made with the unit [Annotator's Note: 17th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division] was to...

George A. Damiano recalls that the local population [Annotator's Note: on Okinawa, Japan] was happy to have the...

Leo William Schmittgens remembered after all the firing ceased [Annotator's Note: after a firefight during the Battle...

Richard Witaker had a memorable experience after the campaign for Okinawa was over and the island was declared secured...

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