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Walter Nelson went into the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Depression. It was just about the same time that...

Robert Rosendahl got out of Camp O'Donnell and went on a detail north of a town called Cabanatuan where he was put to...

Mahlen Arledge fought on Peleliu independently of the Marines who were at a stage of moving off the island and turning...

They missed the Battle of the Coral Sea. They were told that the Lexington was sunk and the Yorktown was damaged....

Paul Ignatius’ most memorable experience of World War 2 was getting through it, surviving and coming out to lead a...

In Norfolk, Claude Shannahan met a WAVE [Annotator's Note: Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service] girl during...

Before joining the Marine Corps, Hilar Moore had never been more than 100 miles from his home [Annotator's Note: in New...

[Annotator’s Note: Sound and video are not in sync throughout segment.] Wallace Johnson served aboard the USS Jamestown...

Joe Clapper remembers being on a date at a movie theater on Pearl Harbor Day. When he came out, newsboys were peddling...

The USS Shamrock Bay (CVE-84) joined with another carrier, the USS Kitkun Bay (AVG-71), headed for Leyte in the...

[Annotator’s Note: Birds can be heard chirping in the background throughout this clip.] Willard Johnson was assigned to...

[Annotator's Note: Joseph Burrell was sent overseas after nearly being court-martialed in boot camp.] Joseph Burrell...

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