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The war made Harry McKnight appreciate being a Marine and the freedom he has in this country [Annotator's Note: The...

When the battle initially started, Frank Pomroy was positioned with a water-cooled machine gun [Annotator's note: .30...

George Peto had a unique experience there [Annotator's Note: on Okinawa] one time while watching kamikazes hitting...

Calvin Moore expected things to be different at home after the war. He went to Camp Pendleton [Annotator's Note: Marine...

Joe Clapper was born in Jonesboro, Indiana, but grew up in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He joined the Marine Corps just out of...

Charles Joseph "Charlie" Fox's [Annotator's Note: serving with the Company H, 2nd Battalion, 26th Marine Regiment, 5th...

Archibald Rackerby stayed in the Marine Corps after the war ended. He was not 100 percent after his injury. [Annotator'...

After being discharged in August 1946, Harry McKnight went home and enrolled in the University of Ohio [Annotator's...

Frank Pomroy describes Johnny Rivers in detail saying the he liked to drink quite a bit and punched a hole in their...

George Peto has doubts about the mental toughness of today's generation and its ability to wage a war as deadly and...

Calvin Moore used his G.I. Bill to buy a house and go to school. The G.I. Bill was important to post World War 2...

Joe Clapper's unit [Annotator's Note: Company K, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division] landed on...

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