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William Pierce hated the Japanese before landing on Okinawa. Propaganda influenced his animosity. His feelings were...

Alex Vraciu and the other members of his squadron were in their ready room. It was known that this was going to be...

Wesley Waggoner was born in 1927 [Annotator’s Note: May 1927 in Watonga, Oklahoma]. His family was composed of 14...

Jake Ussery and the Langley [Annotator's Note: USS Langley (CVL-27)] began to prepare for Okinawa soon after departing...

James Bowie was part of the invasion of Guam [Annotator’s Note: The Battle of Guam, Mariana Islands; 21 July to 10...

Frank Stewart was standing outside of the White House in Washington D.C. when he heard about the attack on Pearl Harbor...

Going into the Pacific took 19 days, zig-zagging [Annotator's Note: a naval anti-submarine maneuver], in a three-ship...

James J. Hill had Pappy Boyington [Annotator's Note: later US Marine Corps Colonel Gregory "Pappy" Boyington] as his...

Fred L. Keller, Jr. thought Captain Joseph J. "Jocko" Clark [Annotator's Note: later US Navy Admiral Joseph J. "Jocko"...

During his service in World War 2, Edward Driscoll enjoyed meeting other types of people from all over the country, and...

George Peto and the men of Company L, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines had a few days of rest and got new guns then moved out...

James Paul Lynch served on the USS Snook [Annotator's Note: USS Snook (SS-279)] and the USS Sea Dog [Annotator's Note:...

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