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[Annotator's Note: Selwyn Gilmore served in the United States Army Air Forces as a ground crew armorer in the 52nd...

George Mouton's oldest brother was drafted. The second oldest brother was in submarines. The third brother was in the...

One of the Japanese jumped out of the tank [Annotator's Note: on Tinian] and Keith Renstrom shot him. He was awarded...

After Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 7 December 1941], Norman Sterrie...

Raymond Hayes went into service in July 1947 [Annotator's Note: he corrects this later]. He got out in 1959. He had...

Salvador Perino's ship [Annotator's Note: the USS Makassar Strait (CVE-91)] was brought to Guam [Annotator's Note: Guam...

Burton Johnson had over 1,500 Japanese prisoners in the massive POW [Annotator's Note: prisoner of war] camp in...

Because James McCorriston had attended machinist mate school, he was transferred to the B Division [Annotator's Note:...

Ben Steele worked two miles underground in a Japanese coal mine. It was very tight because of the way the ground...

Lawrence Winnier's boot camp [Annotator's Note: in the US Navy] was being taught how to set a table and make beds. They...

William Lansford continued training while he was in Hawaii waiting for the Raiders who had carried out the raid on...

Phineas Stevens was born in Jackson, Mississippi in December 1917. He grew up during the Great Depression. He attended...

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