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Moore, Hilar Reflections
Before joining the Marine Corps, Hilar Moore had never been more than 100 miles from his home [Annotator's Note: in New...
Bailey, Herman Segment 3
Bailey had been walking around the ship [Annotator's Note: the ship that was taking him to the invasion of Okinawa]. He...
Burrell, Joseph Overseas to Hawaii
[Annotator's Note: Joseph Burrell was sent overseas after nearly being court-martialed in boot camp.] Joseph Burrell...
Bowsher, Walter Becoming a Marine
Walter Bowsher joined the Marines and went to boot camp in San Diego. He attended sea school there and then was...
Gackenbach, Russell Reflections of the War
Russell Gackenbach said that he would be part of the atomic bomb mission again if he was asked to do it. We were at war...
Stewart, Roy The Last Days on Iwo Jima
Roy Stewart's unit [Annotator's Note: 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division] got word that there would be a...
Wahlen, George Segment 5
Wahlen was an E-5, Pharmacist’s Mate 2nd class when he got out of the Navy. His US Army career was over twenty years.He...
de Jonge, Wim From Singapore to Thailand
Wim de Jonge reached a prison in Singapore where he was guarded by Indian troops who had formerly served in the British...
Hibbard, Hershel War’s End and Returning Home
Throughout summer of 1945, the Belleau Wood [Annotator's Note: USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24)] began launching its planes...
Scales, James Hawaii and the War's End
Returning to Maui [Annotator's Note: returning to Maui, Hawaii from Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands] was the first...
Kellegrew, Kent Country Boy to Army Man
Kent Butzer Kellegrew was born in September 1923 in Duluth, Minnesota. After four years in Duluth, his family moved to...
Whitman, Melvin Reflections on Peleliu
Melvin C. Whitman had few harassing fire missions during the nights when the Japanese would move on Peleliu [Annotator'...

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