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The older soldiers did not survive like some of the younger men [Annotator's Note: as prisoners of war in the...

Calvin Barrick grew up on a farm. He had four brothers and one sister but two of his brothers have died. Barrick was...

James Connelly got burned. They ran short of gasoline for flamethrowers. A small boat came back to get more. The LCM [...

Richard Greer left Guadalcanal on 5 or 6 January 1943 and went to Melbourne. He was very happy to be leaving the island...

Joe Clapper was in Company L, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines [Annotator's Note: Company K, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine...

When the Japanese planned invasions on American, English or Filipino soil, they had to come up with a new code...

James Patterson let the taxi driver watch him go in. His wife introduced him to his son. His son recognized him from...

Irwin Schneider was ill prepared to be a naval officer when he went on active duty. He was sent to Fort Schuyler, New...

Lloyd Guillory had a very successful and lucrative career as an architect. It allowed him to enjoy ownership of...

Monpat was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. He went to E.D. White High School for one year then quit and went...

James Billingsley got extra points for his medals towards coming home. He went into a depot and had to take everything...

Jack Pierce was born in 1921 and grew up near Kirbyville [Annotator’s Note: Kirbyville, Texas] in a sawmill town called...

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