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At the first prisoner of war camp, Pearson Riddle had to work hauling earth and material in a giant cart. Riddle did...

After resting in Australia, Robert Jarvis’ regiment [Annotator’s Note: 534th Engineer Boat and Shore Regiment, 4th...

Clint Quirk was born in December 1923 in Butte, Montana and grew up in Anaconda, Montana. He had one sister. His father...

Francis John "Dick" Varone enlisted in the Marine Corps by himself. He waited until he received orders to report to...

The picture of Leisey is on half a dozen things that he can think of. He has copies of the picture that go back to 1944...

Edmond Guidry was 900 miles south of Honolulu [Annotator's Note: Honolulu, Hawaii aboard the USS Ellet (DD-398)] when a...

Arthur L. Eads did not talk about his World War 2 experience for many years. Fireworks make him very jittery. The war...

Alvin Barnes was born December in 1925 in Minden, Nebraska. His family moved from the small Midwestern town and bought...

While stationed on Tinian [Annotator's Note: Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands] Anna McCalla Noren was thrilled when she...

Lionel Lopez met his wife on his first leave [Annotator's Note: an authorized absence for a short period of time]. They...

Dale Peterson returned to the United States aboard his cruiser, the USS San Juan (CL-54). She was decommissioned in...

Samuel Malta was born in March 1925 at Revere, Massachusetts near Boston. He learned to swim early since it was a...

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