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Richard Jaccarino cited the dedication of his platoon leader, mentioning that the man had been wounded earlier on Leyte...

[Annotator’s Note: There are various noises in the background throughout this segment.] John Bruce was born in northern...

Henry Ratcliff was born in January 1923 in Columbia, Louisiana. He had five brothers. He grew up in the area of...

During the second Truk raid Alexander Vraciu was on a morning hop escorting bombers when they were attacked by a group...

John Singlaub was trained by the British Special Forces. Some of the training included assuming an artificial...

Thomas Joseph Lemme teamed up with a fellow named John Prentice Brown [Annotator's Note: Lemme was drafted into the...

Earl Williams went to Camp Lee, Virginia [Annotator's Note: now Fort Lee in Prince George County, Virginia]. When he...

[Annotator's Note: Michael Mervosh served in the USMC in Company C, 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine...

William "Bill" Arthur Pummill and his unit [Annotator's Note: Weapons Company, 9th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division...

As they neared Iwo Jima, James Salerno and the others were told that it would not take more than a week to take the...

Edgar Eugene “Gene” Fricker was quickly released from the Navy after the war and attended college on the G.I. Bill [...

Raymond Gimbut joined the crew of the Selfridge [Annotator's Note: USS Selfridge (DD-357)]. He thought it was a good...

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