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Gravois, Francois "F.D." Segment 4
Another frightening experience Gravois had was during the Battle of the Matanikau River. For the battle they [Annotator...
Stewart, Stanley Early Life, Enlistment and Basic Training
Stanley Stewart was born in July 1924 in Hershey, Pennsylvania. He lived in that model small town, where his father...
Scherer, Monroe Holidays in Korea
Some weeks after Monroe Scherer arrived in Korea, some of the older members went back to the United States. Scherer...
Radice, Gerard Fighting on Okinawa
Gerard V. Radice and the 7th Infantry Division left the Philippines to invade Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Okinawa, Japan...
Pomroy, Frank Bombarded by Battleships, Washing Machine Charlie, and Pavuvu
Frank Pomroy estimates that the Japanese battleship bombardment [Annotator's Note: on the Marine positions on...
Weber, Rosemarie Meeting her Husband and Conditions in Santo Thomas
When Rosemarie Weber finished high school, she met a priest named Father John. Father John suggested that she look up...
Kynett, Gerald Joining the Navy
Gerald Kynett's family started rationing. His father had to get a special waver for gasoline since he was a salesman....
Carroll, Wesley The Beginning and the End of Service
The interviewer asks Wesley Carroll to discuss his recollections of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 7...
O'Hara, Richard The Atomic Bomb on Tinian
Richard O'Hara was on Tinian [Annotator's Note: Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands] when the bomb [Annotator's Note:...
Weber, Ed Enlisting in the Marine Corps
Ed Weber saw a movie with John Payne [Annotator's Note: John Howard Payne, American actor] and Maureen O'Sullivan [...
Schmittgens, Leo Overseas Deployment
Leo William Schmittgens recalled the constant mortar [Annotator's Note: M1 81mm mortar] firing during World War 2...
Blackwell, David Becoming a Soldier
David McKinley Blackwell entered the Army at Camp Polk [Annotator's Note: now Fort Polk in Vernon Parish, Louisiana]....

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