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Leaming, Jack Japanese Guards
Jack Leaming had a buddy nicknamed Ace who was a prisoner of war, POW, from the carrier Yorktown. [Annotator's Note: At...
Watson, Harry Evolution of Submarine Warfare
Harry Watson said that when the war started, the submarines were used merely as a scouting force. They would get...
Paret, Peter Postwar Life and Career
After the war, Peter Paret attended King's College in London, England for graduate studies under Dr. Michael Howard,...
Mc Murray, Steve Basic Training and Assignment
The drill instructor Steve McMurray had for basic training was a small, compact, mean man from Mississippi who was "as...
Fogg, Floyd Taking Suribachi Airfield and Hill 515
In February 1945, Floyd Fogg was among the Marines of the 23rd Marines, 4th Division [Annotator's Note: 23rd Marine...
de Jonge, Wim War Comes to the Dutch East Indies
Wim de Jonge was drafted into the Dutch Army [Annotator's Note: de Jonge was drafted into the Koninklijk Nederlandsch-...
Casillas, Joseph Baptism of Fire
Joe G. Casillas had his baptism of fire right on the escarpment [Annotator's Note: after landing on Okinawa, Japan, 10...
Amundson, Adolph "A.W. Amundson" Postwar and Reflections
Adolph William Amundson recalled that by the time he arrived at the island [Annotator's Note: Iwo Jima, Japan], the...
McEnery, James Early Life and Joining the Marines
James McEnery was born in Brooklyn, New York in September 1919. He grew up in Brooklyn in a rugged area. There was a...
Amsden, Ben Air-to-Air Combat Victories
On 12 October [Annotator's Note: 12 October 1944], Benjamin Clark Amsden [Annotator's Note: a pilot with Fighting...
Barnes, William Segment 5
William Barnes manned a 20 millimeter antiaircraft gun aboard USS PC-590. When an enemy plane came at the ship it...
Martin, Charles Basic Training
Charles Martin did not want to be drafted into the Army. He tried to enlist in the Air Force cadet school. He passed...

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