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

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...

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....

Jack Glass liked serving aboard the USS Enterprise (CV-6). The time he spent on the USS Saratoga (CV-3) was unpleasant...

John Caraway's ship [Annotator's Note: USS Bridge (AF-1)] was anchored in the harbor at Okinawa when he heard about the...

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

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

[Annotator's Note: This segment begins with someone off camera talking about Orville Bethard seeing kamikaze aircraft...

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

Bailey had been walking around the ship [Annotator's Note: the ship that was taking him to the invasion of Okinawa]. He...

Joseph LaNier did not know what he would do after the service. He was reserve and not regular Army. Consequently, his...

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