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Delewski took part in the Normandy operation. That was the first time the Laffey saw action. He was put in charge of...

Richard McEwen was born in Silver Creek, New York, and lived there with his parents and two siblings until he was eight...

Abraham Rosenzweig had no commander for four and a half months on the island [Annotator’s Note: He was part of the...

Alex Vraciu scored nine aerial victories during his first tour. His first kill was a Zero at Tarawa while flying with...

James Shelton Scales trained recruits until the middle of 1943, when he received orders to report to Camp Pendleton,...

Harold Buell flew his first combat mission at Midway on anti-submarine reconnaissance. He had only one prior experience...

Around 8:15 or 8:20 [Annotator's Note: on the morning of 16 April 1945] the first 4 Japanese kamikaze planes heading...

After being wounded, Richard Keller was evacuated to a field hospital [Annotator's Note: Keller was shot by a sniper...

Jimmie Dyer returned to the United States in July 1946. He wanted to surprise his family. His uncle was the undertaker...

After Ira Schilling and Company L, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment hit the beach at Tarawa, Company L split up and...

Socrates Dendrinelis was born in St. Louis, Missouri in March 1926. He grew up there with three brothers and one sister...

Vejtasa made several raids prior to the Battle of the Coral Sea [Annotator's Note: 4-8 May 1942]. After Tulagi, they...

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