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During the last advance Wahlen was involved in, he was called forward to treat a badly wounded marine [Annotators Note...

"PB" Snyder was born in Vernon, Texas in June 1927. His father was an independent drilling contractor and moved the...

Donald Herbert Shown was with a doctor, chaplain and Marine captain who swam around trying to take care of the wounded...

Further into the fighting on Iwo Jima, and while going through a sniper-infested thicket, the call came for an "advance...

William Hill was assigned to the USS Bonefish (SS-223) in the role of the quartermaster. His duty included standing...

William Cart flew the SBD [Annotator's Note: Douglass SBD Dauntless dive bomber]. It was easy to fly, and he enjoyed it...

James Billingsley was treated well as a replacement. In combat troops, it is a different thing altogether. He never...

Alexander Vraciu knew that the next time they saw air action it would be part of a landing somewhere. When his group...

[Annotator's Note: William Leibold served in the Navy as a Chief Boatswain's Mate and made all five war patrols aboard...

Jacklyn Lucas got a call from the President of the United States, Harry Truman [Annotator's Note: Harry S. Truman, 33rd...

Chester Hollingsworth was in the Pacific when the bombs were dropped [Annotator's Note: nuclear weapons dropped on...

Harold Buell discusses his wartime experiences and his opinions of multiple dive bomber and fighter pilots who he flew...

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