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Jack Thornhill and the interviewer have just been reminiscing. He can remember things that happened to him when he was...

After the Great Marianas Turkey Shoot [Annotators Note: the Battle of the Philippine Sea] the action really slowed down...

William J. Twigger joined the remnant of the division [Annotator's Note: he had originally been a member of Company F,...

Wanda Damberg got up to go to the bathroom one morning and saw a nun along the way [Annotator’s Note: Damberg was in...

Wim de Jonge reached a prison in Singapore where he was guarded by Indian troops who had formerly served in the British...

Randall Edwards does not remember how he got "mixed up with the Russians," but he has photos that prove he did. He does...

Earl Williams was a corporal [Annotator's Note: in the 318th Port Company, 512th Port Battalion] when they landed [...

After the war ended, the captain of the USS Hampden County (LST-803) threw a huge party in Guam [Annotator's Note: Guam...

Pearson Riddle was born in Pensacola, North Carolina and grew up in the country. His father had a farm of about 120...

Richard Greer left Guadalcanal on 5 or 6 January 1943 and went to Melbourne. He was very happy to be leaving the island...

James Goodrich and his buddy dug a foxhole. His buddy put a big branch across the top of the hole. Later that night...

Alfred Dearman says that Sugamo Prison [Annotator's Note: in Tokyo, Japan] was the largest, most modern prison in Japan...

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