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Wayne Lebsack was born in July 1925 in Great Bend, Kansas. He and his two sisters grew up in Galatia, Kansas where his...

Herbert W. Ridyard benefited from his service and combat all during his later life. It helped him physically, mentally...

Ray Camp was born in December 1924 in Friendship, Tennessee. He lived there on a farm until he got drafted. He received...

At 16, Charles Davis was one of 1,200 men, including his brother, a Marine, who boarded the USS Helena (CL-50) on New...

Horace Trahan was born in January 1927 in Maurice, Louisiana. He had one brother and two sisters. His father owned a...

Louis Liberato was born in May 1925 in Clifton Heights, Pennsylvania. He had two sisters and one brother and was the...

[Annotator’s Note: A washing machine running in the background is audible throughout this segment.] Gerald “Gerry”...

Gerard L. Azemar was born in Thibodeaux, Louisiana in August 1923. He grew up there. It was a small town where everyone...

Henry James Bird served with F Company, 2nd Battalion, 18th Regiment, 2nd Marine Division [Annotator's Note: Company F...

Joseph J. Drake was born in October 1924 in Hawley, Pennsylvania. He had three brothers and one sister. His father lost...

Henry Schaller was born in April 1924 in Chicago, Illinois. He attended school there until he went to college. His...

When the war broke out [Annotator's Note: Downs is referring to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 7...

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