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Chuck recalls being stripped naked with his hands locked behind his head. The Japanese would hit them with a giant...

Bailey was born in Lancaster County, South Carolina on 12 September 1921.During the Great Depression Bailey's clothes...

James Shelton Scales was a battalion commander [Annotator's Note: of 3rd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine...

[Annotator's Note: William Leibold served in the Navy as a Chief Boatswain's Mate and made all five war patrols aboard...

Emil Kesselman liked being a civilian and a father, and did not have any ideas of going back in the service [Annotator’...

Garland Miller Gallaspy was born in Ottawa, Oklahoma in November 1922. His family moved all over the Southeast while he...

Mark Maynard [Annotator’s Note: aboard the USS Sturgeon (SS-187)] sailed from Pearl Harbor to Midway to top off fuel...

A call went out for volunteers and Battery H, 11th Marine Regiment sent five people to the front to help out. Three of...

Richard McEwen was born in Silver Creek, New York, and lived there with his parents and two siblings until he was eight...

After twelve weeks of training in Gulfport [Annotator's Note: Gulfport, Mississippi] Charles "Chuck" Schmetzer was sent...

On 7 December 1941, Jack Holder was on duty at Ford Island, [Annotator’s Note: Ford Island, Hawaii]. His unit was in a...

Barbara Butler's first installation was on Leyte. Her living quarters were very close to the beach where General...

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