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James did not realize that he was shot right away. He knew he was hit but the pain did not register. He went down below...

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

Romus Burgin and the 5th Marines [Annotator's Note: 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division] were among the first to...

Joseph Daquarna learned about the USS Missouri (BB-63) going to Tokyo Bay for the surrender ceremony following the end...

When Edward F. Kent went into combat in Europe, he carried a carbine [Annotator's Note: .30 caliber M1 semi-automatic...

When Morris Semiatin was discharged [Annotator's Note: in February 1946], he wanted to become a photographer, which he...

James Smith almost starved to death with only three days rations on his back. They were not organic to the 1st Marine...

While the 35th Infantry [Annotator's Note: 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division] waited on Guadalcanal [...

Robert Leroy Shirkey and his unit's [Annotator's Note: Company E, 2nd Battalion, 158th Regimental Combat Team] first...

Harold Whitaker went back to March Air Force Base [Annotator's Note: when he returned to the United States in December...

Wanda Damberg was left behind when most of the camp was moved to Los Baños internment camp [Annotator’s Note: this...

Rollins Rosenzweig was part of the aircraft carrier naval air cover for the invasion of Iwo Jima. [Annotator's Note:...

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