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Donald Hoff [Annotator's Note: a rear seat gunner and radio operator on Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bombers in Scouting...

Alex Vraciu scored nine aerial victories during his first tour. His first kill was a Zero at Tarawa while flying with...

Yellin went to witness the ceremony in 2006. He met a few different Japanese soldiers and American military personnel...

Burton Johnson was born in Providence, Rhode Island in May 1920. His parents delivered groceries to families even...

After Richard Jaccarino was released from the hospital, he was sent to a replacement depot on Saipan, and within a...

After returning to California, Theodore Theodore was sent to Denver, Colorado for two months where he had the job of...

The Japanese had done a real job of planting all kinds of explosives [Annotator's Note: on Peleliu]. Arthur Jackson...

Gene Alair did not find Navy life difficult. He really enjoyed it. After recieving his commission, he was assigned to...

Milton Fernandez was sailed to the Galapagos Islands, near Ecuador. The company was stationed in boxes around the...

After Iwo Jima [Annotator's Note: Iwo Jima, Japan], Merle Jerome "Jerry" Pettis was sent to Oregon. They did not get...

Charles Chartier was sent to a replacement depot in Korea. He joined the 63rd Infantry [Annotator’s Note: 63rd Infantry...

Richard O'Hara was pissed off that he was not going home when the war ended. His wife, who was his high school...

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