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Norman Sterrie participated in the Battle of Coral Sea on 7 and 8 May. [Annotator's Note: 7 and 8 May 1942. Sterrie was...

Ray Dennis Irby turned 17 in 1941. He was in the backyard of his home in Meridian [Annotator's Note: Meridian,...

After Michael Mervosh helped his wounded friends in the foxhole he realized that he had lost his hearing [Annotator's...

Around 21 June 1945, the 1st Marines [Annotator's Note: 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division] were relieved by the...

On the troop ship out of Pearl Harbor, Holly Rees said there was little to do, and the soldiers played cards and got...

James "Jimmy" Elam Newsom was born in Oakland, Louisiana in 1921. He grew up and lived in Louisiana until the war...

Charles Nathan Lane was part of the 197th Coast Artillery Regiment (Antiaircraft) (Semimobile) until the Japanese were...

William Lansford was attached to the 27th Regiment [Annotator's Note: Regimental Headquarters, 27th Marine Regiment,...

John E. Johnson fought in World War 2 because he had to. He was drafted. Johnson acknowledges the war changed his life...

Frederick Haack was flying off the coast of Taiwan [Annotator's Note: with the 68th Troop Carrier Squadron, 433rd Troop...

On the way to China, the ship Raymond Loidolt was on ran into a hurricane [Annotator's Note: typhoon]. The ship was...

Rex James Bates served with the 55th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron in the Pacific. They were based out of Guam [...

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