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George Allen says he was part of something that worked out well. He was worried that we [Annotator's Note: the United...

After his tour on Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, James Franklin Young and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company H, 2nd...

Charles Womack was born in October 1922 and grew up in McComb, Mississippi. His parents were divorced and his father...

Gerald West returned to the United States and went to a camp on Catalina island. There, the Marine Corps was training...

Before the Battle of the Coral Sea , Vejtasa's group got some information on the Japanese base at Rabaul and the...

Frank Pomroy had decided to go on a third invasion regardless of whether or not he would be sent home. The Marines drew...

Sidney Philips remembers the Marines bringing the amphibious tank up the creek from the beach. It was just sitting...

Edmund Durocher landed on Guadalcanal weighing 156 pounds and left weighing 126. He had no socks because they had...

Warren Schmitt was sent to San Diego after he was drafted. He had six weeks of training. Some of the young men could...

Lowell Rodrigue [Annotator's Note: after joining the crew of the USS Zeilin (APA-3)] headed north to Kiska in the...

For Paul Hilliard, The National WWII Museum obtaining an SBD [Annotators Note: Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber] is a...

Marvin Westcott was aboard the USS Balch (DD-363) while she performed escort duty for the aircraft USS Enterprise (CV-6...

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