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Ferrier was born and raised in Springfield, Massachusetts. His father died and was buried on his 13th birthday. His...

James Smith almost starved to death with only three days rations on his back. They were not organic to the 1st Marine...

William Stewart was set to get discharged. He was considered surplus and could get out six months early. They fought...

Monroe Scherer was the chess champion of not only basic, but later training. He was at Fort Belvoir, Virginia which was...

Vaughn Whitworth remembers celebrating V-J Day [Annotator's Note: Victory Over Japan Day, 15 August 1945]. He felt that...

John Smith's journey overseas began in San Francisco, California in early June and ended in Brisbane, Australia in July...

Richard Antoine Hammer, Sr. had a good life aboard his ship [Annotator's Note: USS Tippecanoe (AO-21)]. He had multiple...

Ferrier got to Pearl Harbor the day after the Hornet [Annotator's Note: USS Hornet CV-8, aircraft carrier] sailed. They...

James Smith recalled that the Japanese attacked at around nine that night and things were going bad. A number of...

William Stewart wore fatigues with big pockets. He would keep pocketbooks and would read while he waited in lines. He...

Monroe Scherer had lost a year of studies due to illness as a child. When he turned 18, he was still in high school. He...

Returning to the United States, Vaughn Whitworth was offered a promotion to reenlist. He had had enough and went home....

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