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

Monroe Scherer took advantage of the G.I Bill and went to NYU [Annotator's Note: New York University, New York, New...

While off Okinawa, the USS Wisconsin [Annotator’s Note: USS Wisconsin BB-64] picked up some British POWs, which were...

John Cassidy served as an aide to an admiral during his tenure in the Pacific, and the two men got along well. Cassidy...

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

Richard Bennett mentioned that one incident stands out as a proud moment. Out of the 15 PT boats in the squadron [...

Robert Powers enjoyed World War 2 more than the Korean War. He had a reason to go in the first war and he enjoyed the...

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

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

The ship that the Laffey relieved had been there a week and never got hit. They got off of the coast of Okinawa on a...

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

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

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