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

Forrest Villarrubia found the weather on Guam to be beautiful while he was stationed there after his tour in Leyte. The...

Paul J. Murphy [Annotator’s Note: a fire controlman aboard the USS Indianapolis (CA-35)] sailed to San Francisco [...

[Annotator's Note: A woman interrupts interview throughout this segment.] Andrew Petrus returned home [Annotator's Note...

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

Murphy Burke had been gone for two years when he got his first leave in April 1945. While overseas he had stayed in...

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...

Leo William Schmittgens was finally able to return home [Annotator's Note: after seven months of occupation duty in...

Traveling back to the United States, Joe Clapper said they had a mixed complement aboard ship; there were many Navy...

Ricardo R. Rondinelli and his unit [Annotator’s Note: 47th Bombardment Squadron, 41st Bombardment Group, Seventh Air...

Sidney Philips remembers being in San Diego for two weeks [Annotators Note: after returning from his combat tour in the...

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