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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...

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

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

[Annotator's Note: Stanley Richard Williams served in the Navy aboard the mortar ship USS LCI(M)-352 as a signalman and...

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

They would get up at four in the morning on Pavavu. They were in King (K) Co. 3-1 [Annotators Note: K Company, 3rd...

When Mack was going into Okinawa in the Higgins boat, he claims he had a vision. It was a vision of his mother. His...

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...

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

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

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

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