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Scales, James Saipan and a Memorial Service on Iwo Jima
James Shelton Scales was the battalion executive officer of the 1st Battalion [Annotator's Note: 1st Battalion, 23...
Carson, Benjamin Marine Raider Training
Benjamin Carson volunteered to become a Marine Raider without even knowing what that duty entailed. He was soon...
Aldous, Robert Close Call on Mindoro
When Robert G. Aldous first got to Mindoro [Annotator's Note: Mindoro, Philippines in January 1945 with the 319th...
Hollingsworth, Chester Becoming a Sailor
Chester Hollingsworth did not have much fun in basic training. The trainees were assigned ten to a tent. Besides...
Taddeo, Al Combat Missions
Alfred Taddeo remembers his first combat action involved strafing and bombing runs against enemy positions on numerous...
Mack, Frank Segment 6
The battle ended on June 21st [Annotator’s Note: On Okinawa in 1945]. The Sixth Marine Division went on to China. Mack...
McKeel, Sam Reflections of the War
Sam S. McKeel returned to the United States and was discharged from the Navy in March 1946. He enrolled in at Atlantic...
Hall, Clayton New Caledonia to Guadalcanal
Clayton Hall got to New Caledonia [Annotator's Note: New Caledonia, Oceania] and the ship lost a prop [Annotator's Note...
Jaccarino, Richard First Week on Okinawa
Introduced to Okinawa through a rubberized topographical map, Richard Jaccarino could see where they would be landing,...
Childers, Lloyd Segment 10
Childers was placed in a basket and hoisted onto the deck of the destroyer that had picked him and his crew up. He was...
Billingsley, James Jump Training to Luzon
James Billingsley was at Fort Benning [Annotator's Note: Fort Benning, Georgia] in an area called The Frying Pan. The...

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