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When Keith Renstrom went to Iwo Jima he fought well because the excitement was not there. He functioned better as a...

In addition to class learning, such as communication and radio navigation, Maynard David and the other cadets learned...

Jimmie Dyer entered the service in March 1944 after making a deal with his mother to finish high school. He was sworn...

Steve McMurray related that by the time an attacking unit reached its objective on the heights of Iwo Jima, its force...

Walter Groth remembers the Jap [Annotator's Note: a period derogatory term for Japanese] fleet came back in on...

William Cart flew the SBD [Annotator's Note: Douglass SBD Dauntless dive bomber]. It was easy to fly, and he enjoyed it...

Carroll Harris and the 1st Platoon [Annotator's Note: 1st Platoon, 7th Scout Company (Provisional), 7th Infantry...

Fred Wesighan grew up in Kenilworth, New Jersey. After he graduated high school, he wanted to be a pilot in the...

Samuel Goss had no idea that he would become a boat officer. Before he graduated as an ensign [Annotator's Note: lowest...

Edgar Harrell had very little energy and was just hoping for someone to discover him [Annotator's Note: while floating...

Walter Nelson recognized that they were close enough that they could have bailed over Australia if they needed to. From...

Jeremiah "Jerry" O'Keefe was there [Annotator's Note: on Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu] for two or three months before...

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