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While heading to the invasion of Iwo Jima, Richard Nummer's convoy of ships was joined by numerous ships at Saipan....

Carrol Smith was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey in March 1925. He grew up outside of town. It was a good place to grow...

Archibald Rackerby was training to go to Guam [Annotator's Note: Guam, Mariana Islands] after Bougainville [Annotator's...

As soon Philip Mayer got off the boat [Annotator's Note: in Melbourne, Australia], he was ordered to help extinguish a...

Charles Womack shipped out from San Diego. He does not remember what he thought about as he left the United States. The...

Willie Roy Hebert qualified as expert on the M1 [Annotator's Note: .30 caliber M1 semi-automatic rifle, also known as...

Romus Burgin and the men of the 5th Marine Regiment shipped out from Melbourne in September 1943 and were stationed for...

After Quintana went through boot camp, he came out feeling like he could fight anyone. They prepared the men in boot...

[Annotator's Note: This interview is conducted with a group of Navajo veterans present, many of whom can be heard off-...

Robert A. Addison was born in Akron, Ohio on 7 December 1922. The family moved several times but settled down in...

[Annotator's Note: This clip starts mid-conversation. Jacklyn Lucas is saying that he had skin taken from his butt and...

Henry Baul believes the military offered a bit more racial respect than his civilian life. While in the Marine Corps,...

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