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Alfred Raymond Mosher was born in December 1921 in Adrian, Missouri. He recalled the Great Depression and how lots of...

Charles Martin did not want to be drafted into the Army. He tried to enlist in the Air Force cadet school. He passed...

Myers was discharged from the Navy as a Seamen Last-Class [Annotator's Note: either apprentice seaman or seaman 2nd...

Harry McKnight learned how to follow orders in boot camp. It helped him in battle. He was in good shape because he was...

Ed Weber was on furlough [Annotator's Note: an authorized absence for a short period of time] in Dallas [Annotator's...

Buck Donaldson had to be able to tell the difference between Morse code sounds [Annotator’s Note: Morse code is a...

Harry McKnight was not smart enough to be afraid until he heard shells firing for the first time. It took time for him...

Ed Weber reported to Oceanside [Annotator's Note: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in San Diego County, California]....

Buck Donaldson could handle the movie machine. They took the troops from San Francisco [Annotator’s Note: San Francisco...

George Joseph Bertucci and the USS Mississippi (BB-41) participated in the invasions of the Marshall and Gilbert...

The first time Mort Oman experienced enemy fire was in the Philippines when the Japanese fired upon him, and he did not...

Church did not know what to expect when he surrendered. There was about 5000 troops with over 4500 backups. There were...

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