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As they [Annotator's Note: Martin Carmody and John Liska] approached, the entire village came to greet them. Carmody...

Frank Pomroy begins the interview by talking about the living conditions on Guadalcanal. Living conditions were as...

Stewart Bass was aboard USS Yorktown (CV-10) when the Japanese kamikazes continuously attacked over the course of 51...

Rob Roy Ratliff was assigned to the communications section of Headquarters, 5th Marine Division. At the time, the 5th...

Edwin Joseph Borne, Jr. had nightly drills with sounding equipment in the San Diego [Annotator's Note: San Diego,...

Robert E. McGovern was never in any combat while he was in the Philippines because he arrived soon after World War 2...

Thomas J. Smith, Junior was at Camp Pendleton [Annotator's Note: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in San Diego County,...

Michael Mervosh was born in Pittsburgh in 1923. The Great Depression taught him how to be frugal. At 18, he joined the...

Victor K. Carman was happy to be assigned to his ship [Annotator's Note: USS Cabot (CVL-28)]. Some sailors were sent to...

Myers didn't lock his doors when he was growing up. If strangers came by, you would share food with them. People came...

Robert Swan saw a carrier the first day [Annotator's Note: on 3 June 1942, the first day of the Battle of Midway] but...

Theodore Pavlovich discussed the effectiveness of the weapons he used during his time as an infantryman. He also...

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