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Church recently made a trip back to Guam and laid a wreath down at the monument for the soldiers killed there during...

Jack Skaggs was on Wake Island on 23 December 1941 when the Japanese launched their amphibious invasion of the island....

Earl Williams was a corporal [Annotator's Note: in the 318th Port Company, 512th Port Battalion] when they landed [...

Vejtasa could see the Lexington on fire but still recovering planes. The Yorktown was also burning but recovering...

On his way back home, Lincoln Piazzo was relieved to be leaving the scene of the war. He admitted that he was...

As commanding officer of fighter squadron VMF-111 [Annotator's Note: Marine Fighter Squadron 111 (VMF-111)] in Dallas [...

They went directly into Ormoc Bay [Annotator's Note: Philippines]. Once the troops landed the kamikazes started to...

Hugh Ettinger was born in May 1926 in Watertown, New York. His father worked as a civil engineer, and they lived on...

At Ormoc Bay, John E. Johnson drove his LCVP [Annotator's Note: Landing Craft Vehicle, Personnel also referred to as...

Carey Suratt was born in July 1926 in Dennison, Ohio. His father worked for the Pennsylvania railroad as a fireman. His...

[Annotator's Note: You can hear someone off camera throughout this segment.] David Lansou believes that the way...

Marvin Tyson was born in July 1925 the Bronx, New York City, New York [Annotator's Note: the Bronx is one of the five...

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