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[Annotator's Note: James McEnery served in the USMC as a rifleman in Company K, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st...

Lowell Rodrigue was born in June 1924 in Edgard, Louisiana, but was raised in St. Rose, Louisiana. His father worked...

Edwin Joseph Borne, Jr. was assigned to Wake Island as a member of the Marine Corps' 1st Defense Battalion. He had...

Leonard Brooks and his family continued to have bible studies and prayer meetings every day while waiting to find out...

The first weapon William J. Twigger had when he entered the Marine Corps was the Springfield rifle [Annotator's Note: ....

Hershel Williams was sent to the capitol city of Charleston [Annotator's Note: Charleston, South Carolina] and from...

[Annotator's Note: Billy Grieves served in the Navy aboard the submarine USS Thresher (SS-200).] The Thresher left port...

After Okinawa [Annotator's Note: the battle of Okinawa, Japan], Harry McKnight was sent back to Guam [Annotator's Note...

Theodore Marolda got rest and then trained in Melbourne, Australia [Annotator's Note: with Company A, 1st Armored...

Hugh Ettinger and his friend R.J.’s plane landed in Pearl Harbor [Annotator’s Note: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii] and they were...

Robert S. Gibbs was shipped to Leyte [Annotator's Note: Leyte, Philippines, aboard the USS Boston (CA-69)] in October...

Connick recalls having great respect for the Marines they picked up at Iwo Jima. He watched them fight, seeing the...

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