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Pomroy, Frank Amphibious Training then Deploying for Peleliu
Frank Pomroy had decided to go on a third invasion regardless of whether or not he would be sent home. The Marines drew...
Dendrinelis, Socrates Fighting Kamikazes
Socrates Dendrinelis remembers the kamikazes [Annotator's Note: Japanese suicide bombers] hitting the ships. It made a...
Brooks, Lawrence Experiencing War
Lawrence Brooks followed the war while he was in service. One of the islands he was on had Japanese pillboxes. The...
Hatch, Norman Invasion of Tarawa
When the 2nd Marine Division shipped out from New Zealand only the battalion commanders knew the specifics of the...
Owen, Jack Reflections on the War
Jack D. Owen’s most memorable experience of World War 2 was when he participated in the commissioning of the USS Colusa...
Young, James The Tribulations of Boot Camp
James Franklin Young was sent to Parris Island [Annotator's Note: Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island in Beaufort...
Fogg, Floyd Taking Suribachi Airfield and Hill 515
In February 1945, Floyd Fogg was among the Marines of the 23rd Marines, 4th Division [Annotator's Note: 23rd Marine...
Love, John Labor Detail and Hell Ship
John Edward Love [Annotator's Note: an American prisoner of war] and hundreds of other POWs were transferred from O'...
Bollich, James POW Experience Near the End of the War
There was no dentist in the camp and James Bollich had some teeth decaying. Anytime someone was sick and thought they...
Frisco, Paul Attack on the USS Franklin (CV-13)
Paul J. Frisco and the USS Cushing (DD-797) accompanied a Task Force that included the USS Franklin (CV-13) offshore of...
Shaw, Claude Entrance Into Military Service and Deployment
Life at the Academy [Annotator's Note: United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland] was very good, and Claude...
Ross, George Early Life
George Vincent Ross was born in September 1926 in Albany, New York. He grew up there. He had one brother, Edward, and...

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