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John Nicholas went into the service in September 1943. His half brother George was already in the Navy. Nicholas went...

Melvin S. Tanenbaum [Annotator's Note: a radioman aboard the USS Leon (APA-48)] was part of the invasion at Okinawa [...

William Smith was dating the sister of a friend, but it did not last long because he went overseas. He really never saw...

[Annotator's Note: This interview is conducted with a group of Navajo veterans present, many of whom can be heard off-...

Ellis Whaley was discharged as a Staff Sergeant. He did not sign up for Reserve time and it was not offered. He wanted...

Connick and the USS Lander [Annotator's Note: APA-178] brought supplies to Naha Beach on Okinawa. At one point they...

Ben Kuroki grew up with Caucasian friends. There were only a few Japanese American families around at the time. The...

Salvatore Famularo [Annotator's Note: and his fellow Marines in Company G, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th...

Harold Buell is proud to have been a dive bomber pilot. He was recalled from the United States to help a squadron that...

In 1940, David Heath graduated high school and went to work on a farm. Later that year, he joined the Marines [...

Aboard ship, Wahlen's platoon leader would talk to his men about what to expect when they landed [Annotators Note: on...

Richard Miralles was at Guadalcanal [Annotator's Note: Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands] for four months. They made the...

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