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The heat of our bodies is what saved their lives. They had charcoal heaters but were not given any charcoal. It was...

Oliver Donald Anthony Babbits was in engineering school when the Army decided to cancel the program. He was sent to...

Martin Banyas sailed all the islands [Annotator's Note: a Marine gunner on USS Santa Fe (CL-60)] including Saipan [...

Another frightening experience Gravois had was during the Battle of the Matanikau River. For the battle they [Annotator...

[Annotator's Note: Charles Kneflin joined the Army in Columbus, Ohio in November 1942.] Kneflin was sent to Fort Sill,...

Harvey Lee Bishop [Annotator’s Note: pilot in the 457th Fighter Squadron, 506th Fighter Group in the Pacific Theater of...

James Buckley went back to his normal work [Annotator's Note: after running and not getting a political seat in New...

Walter Groth [Annotator’s Note: stationed in the Philippines] provided fire support in the beginning. Then they were...

William Roy [Annotator's Note: as a member of the salvage crew on the USS Yorktown (CV-5) on 6 June 1942] witnessed the...

The war taught Frank Pryor obedience, discipline, and how to take care of himself. He thought it was advantageous for...

Remi Kidder served on the Wasp [Annotator's Note: USS Wasp (CV-18)] as it performed its job of softening up islands...

[Annotator's Note: Henry Bourgeois served in the USMC as a pilot flying Vought F4U Corsair fighter aircraft with Marine...

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