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Rosendahl, Robert Surviving the Bataan Death march and Reflections
For Robert Rosendahl, fear is what kept him going during the Bataan Death March. The Japanese were barbarians. Very few...
Jackson, Arthur Becoming a Marine
Arthur Jackson had been influenced by Marine pilots and wanted to fly. At the recruiting office he took the aviation...
Johnson, Burton Early Years
Burton Johnson was born in Providence, Rhode Island in May 1920. His parents delivered groceries to families even...
Lingo, Alfred Reflections
World War 2 made Alfred A. Lingo rethink about how to react to things. He learned to control his emotions in order to...
Womack, Charles L. "Red" Back to Pavuvu
The barracks Charles Womack and the other Marines stayed in when they were on Pavuvu the first time were still there...
Witaker, Richard "Dick" Navy Corpsmen
Richard Witaker heard about the war ending in Europe and was grateful. More supplies would be coming to the Pacific. In...
Twigger, William First Enemy Fire
The first time William J. Twigger took fire from the Japanese was on 18 May [Annotator's Note: during the Battle of...
Hall, Clayton Closing Thoughts
Clayton Hall's most memorable experience of the war is fighting and wondering what he would be doing if he ever got out...
Annas, Floyd Air Sea Rescue Training
Floyd Annas graduated from advanced pilot training in Marfa, Texas [Annotator's Note: Marfa Army Airfield] on 23...
Comeaux, James Reflections on the War
James D. Comeaux’s most memorable experience of World War 2 was watching the massacre of U.S. troops on Okinawa [...
Singlaub, John British Training Methods
John Singlaub was asked by OSS [Annotator's Note: Office of Strategic Services, pre-runner of the Central Intelligence...
Delewski, Lawrence Segment 11
Delewski still hears from different people from the Laffey. After the war he took advantage of the G.I. Bill and got...

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