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William Burkett remembers the Philippines as a pretty country. He drove everywhere. He drove a truck to Manila [...

Adolph Wilson arrived in San Diego for Marine training after three days of travel on a train from New Orleans. The men...

Kenneth Killilea was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts. He grew up there for the most part. He also lived in Wellesley,...

Myers Bernard Rosenbloom was a payroll clerk [Annotator's Note: in the 2nd Marine Division]. Everyone was trained in...

When Ralph Weymouth started flying from Guadalcanal they were originally quartered with a Seabee outfit but soon moved...

Samuel Ukrop [Annotator's Note: while serving with Company F, 2nd Battalion, 22nd Marine Regiment, 6th Marine Division...

Austin H. Kiplinger took trips to Germany in 1932 and 1938. Allusions to the war effort were everywhere. In 1938, he...

Perrett was sent on a truck to Little Creek, Virginia. When Mr. Higgins [Annotators Note: Andrew Higgins] finished...

Elizabeth Lautzenheiser Irvine and the people in Manila [Annotator's Note: Manila, Luzon, Philippines] were very...

James W. Metcalf was assigned as turret gunner with the Torpedo Squadron 13 (VT-13) on the USS Franklin (CV-13). The...

Murphy Burke had a lot of respect for the Japanese; he thought they were good soldiers, and did their job with the few...

James J. Hill enjoyed the swimming opportunities near his base when not in action. There were ideal conditions for it....

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