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Harold Whitaker and a few friends went up to San Francisco in the summer of 1945 and joined the Merchant Marine. They...

When asked about a general message about his service and war, Eugene Tarrant references Civil War General Sherman's [...

Walter Bud Gafford feels many young people do not know about Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on...

Tarawa [Annotator's Note: Battle of Tarawa, 20 to 23 November 1943 at Tarawa Atoll, Gilbert Islands] was a morale...

Charles Bruce was on the USS Lander (APA-178). Their job was to haul men and equipment wherever they needed to go. They...

On 13 January 1944, Steve McMurray left on a troop transport ship and was amazed at the clear blue water of the Pacific...

Jacklyn Lucas got a call from the President of the United States, Harry Truman [Annotator's Note: Harry S. Truman, 33rd...

Harold DeForest landed in New Caledonia and was sent to a replacement center. There, he and another guy volunteered to...

While Kenneth Beard was stationed in Anchorage [Annotator's Note: Anchorage, Alaska] during World War 2, he and some of...

Roy Stewart's unit [Annotator's Note: in the 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division] moved out [Annotator's Note:...

William Lutz went into a cave on Okinawa [Annotator’s Note: the Battle of Okinawa, codenamed Operation Iceberg; 1 April...

On the 17th of June [Annotator's Note: 17 June 1945 on Okinawa] they moved back off of Kunishi Ridge. A colonel was...

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