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[Annotator's Note: Clayton Fisher served in the Navy as a Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber pilot in Bombing Squadron 8...

Jack Houston had three reasons for enlisting. The first was patriotism. The second was that all of his friends were...

Following the battle of Okinawa, Richard Witaker learned more about Japanese strategies and preparations for the Marine...

After returning from his leave [Annotator's Note: an authorized absence for a short period of time], James W. Metcalf...

Yellin's first grandson was born in Japan. His name is Ken. Yellin recalls meeting him for the first time. Ken wanted...

Leon Griffith had a Tommy gun [Annotator's Note: .45 caliber Thompson submachine gun] on Leyte [Annotator's Note: Leyte...

[Annotator's Note: Muffled talking can be heard in the background throughout this segment.] John Sanford Gilman ended...

On the way to Okinawa, Joe Clapper answered a call on the ship's horn for all those wounded on Peleliu to appear...

Richard Lafleur went to Fort Riley [Annotator's Note: in Geary and Riley Counties, Kansas] for basic training after...

[Annotator's Note: A woman interrupts interview throughout this segment.] Andrew Petrus returned home [Annotator's Note...

John Singlaub trained with the OSS following his completion of paratrooper and demolition training at Fort Benning,...

A typical day for John Caraway consisted of reading and distributing daily dispatches, and receiving and sending coded...

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