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When John Mikus, Jr. enlisted in the Marine Corps, war was different than it is today. The whole country went to war....

Landing on 1 April [Annotator's Note: 1 April 1945], Joe Clapper's platoon went into Okinawa right below Kadena, with...

Without any time to become acquainted with anyone, Aloysius "Al" Arend was put on a ship bound for combat in the...

[Annotator's Note: William Roy reviews a series of motion pictures clips he captured during the Battle of Midway in...

Vejtasa had hit the carrier he had made a run on. Fighting 42 was aboard the Yorktown and was commanded by Jimmy...

Al Currier was able to learn to operate a tank [Annotator's Note: M3 Stuart light tank] when the Army sent 20 prewar...

Wilfred Hanson [Annotator's Note: with Company K, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division] was shipped...

James Bollich's younger brother never made it overseas. One brother died in a fighter pilot accident and the other died...

Wesley Waggoner returned home and continued his military career. He spent time in the Navy reserves and trained with...

William Barnes got orders to get off at Bougainville. He was ordered to get back to the United States the best way he...

John Ream had to learn what war was. He thought the hike to Camp John Hay [Annotator’s Note: Camp John Hay in Baguio,...

George Mouton was born in Lafayette, Louisiana in 1926. He was young during the Depression [Annotator's Note: the Great...

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