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James notes that when he shot the 5 inch guns they did not have to hit the planes directly because of the amount of...

When Gabriel Kinney first went overseas to join the 25th Infantry Division he was assigned to 1st Platoon, Company F,...

Richard Witaker volunteered for the United States Marine Corps because he was impressed by his friends who had done so...

Wesley Waggoner had a recommendation to join the Navy SeaBees or Construction Battalion [Annotator’s Note: Waggoner and...

The Medusa [Annotator's Note: USS Medusa (AR-1)] was not far from them [Annotators Note: during the attack on Pearl...

Robert Kinzler didn't move with his regiment [Annotator's Note: 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division] to...

[Annotator's Note: Martin Carmody served in the Navy as a pilot flying Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bombers with Bombing...

Eugene Tarrant has certain memories from the war that have stuck with him to this day. One night off of Guadalcanal,...

[Annotator's Note: James Allen served in the Navy as a Fireman 2nd Class in the submarine service and was aboard the...

Donald Long and his squadron [Annotator's Note: Patrol Squadron 12 (VP-12)] were transferred to the group that became...

Adolph Wilson and his battalion of the Marine Paratroopers arrived in Noumea, New Caledonia. They had been preceded by...

Richard Yavenue was born in July 1925 in Harvey, Illinois. He had three sisters. His dad was a laborer and died when...

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