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Following the war's conclusion, Claude Taylor sailed aboard LSM-352 [Annotator's Note: LSM stands for Landing Ship,...

They got into the base and they stayed and ate. The next morning, they put them on a C-47. There was 2 or 3 other ex-...

The Laffey escorted a ship named the Dashing Wave [Annotator's Note: SS Dashing Wave] all the way back to the States [...

They proceeded to Samar to the repair base. The boats had already begun to be renovated because they had been assigned...

James Gaffney was once allowed to buy a case of beer after an announcement that there was an excess supply. Each sailor...

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

Adolph Wilson and the 5th Marine Division assaulted Iwo Jima [Annotator's Note: on 19 February 1945]. The island was...

The Marines knew they would be getting into a yellow jacket's nest if they had to invade Japan. When the war ended,...

Representatives from each camp were taken to Okinawa for a meeting to determine the best way to get the American...

Bailey feels that war should be over with. His division fought the Chinese in North Korea. Young men are fighting today...

Around 21 June 1945, the 1st Marines [Annotator's Note: 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division] were relieved by the...

In preparation for hitting the beaches, Joe Clapper said a soldier's main concern is that he has enough ammunition. He...

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