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Richard Witaker distrusted both civilians and soldiers on the Japanese held island of Okinawa. He once had to remove a...

From basic training, Aaron Baumgarten was sent to Great Falls, Montana which, at the time, was one of the headquarters...

Leo Denault liked Westover Field [Annotator’s Note: Westover Field, Massachusetts] the best. He liked Tokyo [Annotator’...

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

There was ongoing correspondence with people back home, and John Caraway was able to keep abreast of what was going on...

James Billingsley was on the line and he had fired his rifle so much that he could not touch it due to the heat. The...

In January [Annotator's Note: January 1944], James Roland Westbrook [Annotator's Note: in Company F, 2nd Battalion,...

Gravois didn't get any sleep during the 2 nights he was on Tarawa. The Japanese tried to infiltrate their lines, but...

From New Guinea, Jack Yusen and the other survivors [Annotator's Note: survivors of the 25 October 1944 sinking of the...

Voniedoe "Voni" or "Bus" Grimes [Annotator's Note: drafted into the Army in late 1943] was transferred to the 246th...

Joseph Townsend wanted to join the Marine Corps. His mother objected. His father had served in the Army in the First...

On the 16th [Annotators Note: 16 May 1945 on Okinawa] Bailey moved out but got pinned down again and took cover in...

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