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Jones, Harold Prewar Life and Airborne Training
Harold Jones was born in February 1924 in Mead, Colorado and grew up in Greeley, Colorado. He was a Depression [...
O'Rorke, James War's End
James Richard O'Rorke [Annotator's Note: a prisoner of war] was divided into a group sent to a camp that overlooked a...
Smith, William J. Hit A Bird In A Tree
William Smith was dating the sister of a friend, but it did not last long because he went overseas. He really never saw...
Whaley, Ellis Postwar Life and Career
Ellis Whaley was discharged as a Staff Sergeant. He did not sign up for Reserve time and it was not offered. He wanted...
Cassidy, John War's End
When Japan surrendered, John Cassidy was in the Pacific off Wake Island. He thought the atomic bomb was kind of awesome...
Renstrom, Keith The First Few Days on Iwo Jima
When Keith Renstrom went to Iwo Jima he fought well because the excitement was not there. He functioned better as a...
Bradley, John Life at Camp
For food, John Bradley and the internees [Annotator's Note: in the Santo Tomas Internment Camp, or, Manila Internment...
Wade, Nelsyn Iwo Jima
Nelsyn Ernest Brooks Wade was sent to Iwo Jima [Annotator's Note: Iwo Jima, Japan]. By this time, it was near the end...
Horton, Alan Recognition and the G.I. Bill
Allen Horton was called back to Navy headquarters in New York to pick up a Silver Star. The citation was for his work...
Mc Murray, Steve Overseas Deployment
On 13 January 1944, Steve McMurray left on a troop transport ship and was amazed at the clear blue water of the Pacific...
Schicker, Tom Becoming a Shellback
Thomas Francis Schicker was told he was ready to go overseas. At Area 13 [Annotator's Note: location on Marine Corps...

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