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Samuel Tso changed his age to join the Marine Corps. He was 18 years old at the time and could not find a job. He went...

John Nicholas was born in Marysville, Michigan in December 1924. He grew up in Marysville with his half brother and...

Albert Elmer "John" Cummings was raised in Richmond, Virginia. The Depression [Annotator's Note: Great Depression; a...

Returning to his experiences earlier in his Navy career, Lauren Bruner discusses particulars about his first ship, the...

Gerald Kynett's family started rationing. His father had to get a special waver for gasoline since he was a salesman....

James Shelton Scales boarded a troop ship on New Year's Eve, 1944. He boarded APA-154, the Lowndes [Annotator's Note:...

John Wesley Tatum used a Tommy gun [Annotator's Note: .45 caliber Thompson submachine gun; while serving in Company H,...

Daniel Morisak was born in Sharon, Pennsylvania in January 1921 and was raised in Akron, Ohio with three brothers. He...

Camp Bowie [Annotator's Note: in Brownwood, Texas] was a major camp that could handle several regiments. At the same...

Robert Akins discusses how the heroes were the ones who gave their lives 10,000 miles from home. Of the 120 men in his...

Jeremiah "Jerry" O'Keefe took part in close air support of Marine ground troops, primarily on the southern part of...

On the way out of the United States, Joseph F. McGee Junior reunited with his old high school football coach in Hawaii...

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