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Taylor, Robert Seven Bouts of Malaria
Robert Taylor slept in a hammock with netting for mosquitoes. They had tents. The chaplain was like the Red Cross guru...
Pomroy, Frank Reflecting on Two Campaigns
Frank Pomroy tells the story of how he and Bill Hollman became friends. He was on Guadalcanal for five months and...
Shirkey, Robert Fighting in the Pacific
Before being shipped out as a replacement to the Pacific, Robert Leroy Shirkey was put on guard duty at the wharves in...
Kerr, Richard Combat at Okinawa
Richard H. Kerr was headed towards the Pacific Theater in World War 2 with an LCT [Annotator's Note: Landing Craft,...
Moret, Vernon Journey to Espiritu Santo
Vernon Henry Moret boarded a plane on Saipan [Annotator's Note: Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands] to rejoin his unit [...
Pavlovich, Theodore Challenging the System
Theodore Pavlovich compares the battles on Guadalcanal [Annotator's Note: Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands] with those in...
Coleman, Jerry Combat in the Philippines
Gerald Francis "Jerry" Coleman [Annotator's Note: a Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber pilot with Marine Scout-Bomber...
Womack, James Aftermath of Pearl Harbor and Transfer to the USS Rehobath (AVP-50)
James Thomas Womack's ship [Annotator's Note: USS St. Louis (CL-49)] was on patrol duty until they were able to get...
Pantuso, Frank Marine Corps Training
In 1943, Frank Pantuso reported to the local recruiting station on his 18th birthday and joined the Marine Corps. He...
Waller, Charles Overseas to the Solomon Islands
In late 1943, Charles A. Waller boarded a ship from San Diego [Annotator’s Note: San Diego, California] with 800 other...
LeBlanc, Dale Preparing for Okinawa
Dale LeBlanc joined his unit [Annotator's Note: 22nd Marine Regiment, 6th Marine Division] on Guadalcanal in August...
Taylor, Robert Postwar Career and Life
Robert Taylor retired from the Navy on 31 May 1970. He had worked at a medical research laboratory at Camp LeJeune,...

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