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von Frisch, Alvin Reflections
The war itself is Alvin von Frisch's worse memory of that time. He hated to see people die. He lost good friends who...
Durocher, Edmund Continuing the Fight at Coffin Corner
A call went out for volunteers and Battery H, 11th Marine Regiment sent five people to the front to help out. Three of...
Wieland, Kenneth Training to Invade Japan
Kenneth Wieland does not remember too much about his basic training but recalls there was a lot of marching and time on...
Bailey, Herman Segment 5
On the 16th [Annotator’s Note: 16 May 1945 on Okinawa] Bailey moved out but got pinned down again and took cover in...
Gaffney, James Bougainville and Okinawa
James Gaffney never spotted any Japanese while patrolling Bougainville. They did observe and report a bright light on...
McWilliams, Donald The War Ends
Donald G. "Mac" McWilliams was on Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Okinawa, Japan] when they dropped the atomic bomb [...
Bleuler, Jack Based in Morotai
In November 1944, Jack H. Bleuler was serving with the 822nd Bombardment Squadron, 38th Bombardment Group, 5th Air...
Quintana, Ben Segment 7
It gives Quintana a good feeling to be able to say that he was a Marine Raider. He felt that the Raiders did not feel...
Hanley, Fiske Homecoming
The only help Fiske Hanley remembers getting from the Red Cross while he was overseas was the loan of two books when he...
Pratt, Robert Minesweeping and Hiroshima
Robert W. "RW" Pratt, [Annotator's Note: assigned as the gunnery officer aboard the USS LST-781] was a witness to the...
Pierce, William "Bill" Weapons
William Pierce never fired a rifle until he was in the Marine Corps. He became a marksman and then an expert rifleman....

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