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John Mikus, Jr. was never attacked from the air [Annotator's Note: during the Battle of Iwo Jima, 19 February to 26...

Frederick Jenkins was born in Detroit, Michigan in July 1926. He grew up in the fields. His father was a college...

Charles Struble was born in June 1924 in Benton, Illinois. He grew up there with one brother and one sister. He also...

In Combat Intelligence school they learned to analyze and creep up on Japanese emplacements, the types of troops, type...

When Delewski resumed firing he had to sit in a different position to fire his gun. The fire had warped the area where...

Myers didn't lock his doors when he was growing up. If strangers came by, you would share food with them. People came...

John "Jack" Raquepau does not know if he got the same bunk that was used by the pilot he replaced [Annotator's Note:...

James Allen remembers Henry Glinski coming aboard with him. Glinski was a couple years older than Allen. Allen had...

After resting in Australia, Robert Jarvis’ regiment [Annotator’s Note: 534th Engineer Boat and Shore Regiment, 4th...

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

Fiske Hanley talks about the close calls he experienced during his first six missions over the Japanese home islands....

The Marines knew they would be getting into a yellow jacket's nest if they had to invade Japan. When the war ended,...

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