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One day in late 1945 Allen Tillery was called in to the office of the colonel and informed that his application for the...

Harry McKnight learned how to follow orders in boot camp. It helped him in battle. He was in good shape because he was...

Charles Gubish did not know much about what was going on with the war in the Pacific. Marine Corps boot camp was tough...

John Bradley [Annotator's Note: born in Manila, Philippines to an American father and Australian mother in 1936] cannot...

Jules Desloge Brown [Annotator's Note: aboard the USS PCE(R)-855] was stationed at Shanghai [Annotator's Note: Shanghai...

Ellis Whaley does not remember where he had basic training. He was sent to California for special training. It was a...

During the Invasion of Leyte [Annotator's Note: Battle of Leyte, 17 October to 26 December 1944], Robert Marich and his...

On 22 December [Annotator's Note: 22 December 1941], James Morehead headed south from San Francisco, California for...

Thomas Edward Pugh enjoyed returning to the United States, but also enjoyed going overseas. Pugh was surprised when he...

While recovering from an ear infection [Annotator's Note: in the hospital at Fort Bragg, North Carolina], Matthew...

Robert L. Donovan was drafted. He wanted to enlist in the Air Force. He had hay fever so they did not let him enlist....

Harry Walker Wellford [Annotator's Note: while serving as radar officer aboard the USS Harrison (DD-573)] remembers...

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