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Kolesa, Thomas Atomic Bombs
Thomas Kolesa was told to clean up his area and get everything ship shape. General MacArthur [Annotator's Note: General...
Durocher, Edmund First Big Firefight on New Britain
To Edmund Durocher, New Britain was just as bad as Guadalcanal. They went to New Guinea before they landed on New...
Ettinger, Hugh War’s End and Occupation
Hugh Ettinger was assigned to an LST [Annotator's Note: Landing Ship, Tank] in the Pacific Theater. After a couple of...
Hatch, Norman Invasion of Tarawa
When the 2nd Marine Division shipped out from New Zealand only the battalion commanders knew the specifics of the...
Lee, Edward Saved by a Miracle
The newly commissioned USS Cavalier (APA-37), with Edward Lee Allesandro aboard, picked up Seabees [Annotator's Note:...
Leibold, William Fate of the USS Tang (SS-306)
William Leibold wonders if the Tang [Annotator's Note: USS Tang (SS-306)] is still a tomb. The Tang was apparently...
Wellford, Harry Relaxation then Kamikazes
After the war ended, Harry Walker Wellford and his crewmates enjoyed watching movies on the fantail [Annotator's Note:...
de Jonge, Wim Insurrection in the Dutch East Indies
While in Manila, Wim de Jonge was ordered to return to the Dutch Army to fight an uprising in the Dutch East Indies....
Caudle, John Postwar Life
John Caudle returned to work at the company he worked at before the war. It was a department store. He then went into a...
Kuroki, Ben Segment 4
Ben Kuroki was amazed that he only saw one Japanese Zero [Annotators Note: Mitsubishi A6M fighter aircraft, also known...
Bazet, James Discharge and Postwar Life
There were usually 24 planes in James Bazet's squadron [Annotator's Note: Marine Fighting Squadron 223 (VMF-223)], and...

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