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Sidney Philips remembers the Marines bringing the amphibious tank up the creek from the beach. It was just sitting...

On 20 August 1945, Joseph Vater was liberated by Russian soldiers. He remembered them dropping in by parachute. At...

After leaving New Guinea, Peter Dipol was sent to Leyte, the Philippines with his unit [Annotator’s Note: the 108th...

Edward Bale went to Okinawa at the beginning of the assault as part of a deception force that did not land. The 2nd...

Earnest told the man at the base that he was ordered to Torpedo Squadron 8. He was to report to them in 3 days. Three...

Lionel Lopez had an M1 [Annotator's Note: .30 caliber M1 semi-automatic rifle, also known as the M1 Garand]. He had a...

Murphy Burke served in World War 2 because he thought it was the thing an American should do. He feels his experience...

Clyde Nordstrom went to Fort Snelling [Annotator's Note: in Hennepin County, Minnesota] and said he wanted to enlist....

After being discharged from service in World War 2, James D. Comeaux adjusted easily to civilian life and attended...

Kenneth Killilea was climbing up a mountain on Saipan when he and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company G, 2nd...

John Wicklund didn't get his full regular Army pay from August 1944 to August 1945. When he was discharged, he finally...

After leaving the Air Force, Hersey Goodwin went back to get his master's degree. He returned to his hometown [...

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