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When the 12 ships in his squadron hit Diamondhead [Annotator's Note: the volcanic crater on Oahu, Hawaii], 6 went south...

Iwo Jima as the worst place Dave Severance fought. They could not see the enemy. The terrain was rough and open. Living...

When Lazarick got back to his outfit on 5 December [Annotator's Note: 5 December 1944] they were up in the hills. The...

Paul Sartori Jr. returned home in January 1946. His father was waiting for him. He needed him to go to work. He was a...

Astley Blackwell’s ship [Annotator's Note: the USS St. Lo (CVE-63)] was sunk on 25 October [Annotator's Note: 25...

Kenneth Raymond Goodwin was a Private First Class [Annotator's Note: while serving with the I...

Mahlen Arledge left Peleliu after the battle for the island was won. His company [Annotator's Note: Company K, 3rd...

Elmer Spraker was born in April 1927 in Malden, Massachusetts, the second of two children. After his mother died...

Donald Draxler was brought back to Hawaii [Annotator's Note: after being wounded during the Battle of Saipan] and...

Armando Galella was born in January 1921 in New York, New York. When he was around four years old, he moved with his...

Richard Keller grew up in Hahnville, Louisiana. He started first grade in 1924 and graduated in 1935. From there,...

Hershel Hibbard recalled the process of refueling the ship [Annotator's Note: USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24)]. Another ship...

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