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Melvin C. Whitman was surprised the Japanese did not fight back against the invasion [Annotator's Note: Battle of...

After graduating from radio school, Fred Bergeron, his older brother and their two friends, were all assigned to Task...

Russell Gackenbach served in the Air Force as a navigator on B-29 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-29 Superfortress very...

Dave Severance was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in July 1919. His family moved to Colorado when he was very young. He...

Ben Steele was told the war was over by a Japanese officer. At first, the Americans did not believe him, but American B...

When the crew abandoned the USS Perch (SS-176), Robert Lents said some of the guys in the water turned on their...

William Pierce was born in Queens Village Long Island, New York in January 1925. He grew up in Queens and attended...

Willis Mills was attending Hayward High [Annotator’s Note: Hayward High School in Hayward, California] when he decided...

Norman Hatch joined the 2nd Division [Annotator's Note: 2nd Marine Division]. The 2nd Division did not have any...

Albert Elmer "John" Cummings returned to the States [Annotator's Note: United States] and was put on a list to be a...

As an executive officer [Annotator's Note: executive officer of 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine...

Richard Miralles left the squadron and went aboard the ship [Annotator’s Note: USS Hoggatt Bay (CVE-75)] as a radioman...

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