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While Ralph Morse was in the hospital recovering from malaria, he was told he would not be going back to the Pacific [...

[Annotator's Note: Ralph Weymouth served in the Navy as a dive bomber pilot in Scouting Squadron 3 (VS-3) flying from...

James Weller picked the Army for enlistment because his father had served in World War I in a submarine. The submarine...

Robert Riddle went to San Pedro, California for boot camp. He was excited to see the ocean for the first time, and...

Joseph Goble was sent to a hospital ship [Annotator's Note: in New Hebrides] and given treatment for the leg wounds he...

Gene Alair was aboard the USS Astoria (CA-34) during the battle of Guadalcanal. Saipan was a big operation [Annotator’s...

James Smith was known as Horse [Annotators Note: also as Horse Collar] during his time in the Marine Corps. He earned...

Paul J. Frisco served aboard the USS Cushing (DD-797) during the ship's entire wartime cruise. The ship was the fourth...

On Tarawa there were Japanese bunkers everywhere. They were right on the other side of the wall. They had firing ports...

George Ingram describes the USS Niagara (AGP-1) as a converted yacht, and at the time he was assigned it was tied up...

[Annotator's Note: Ralph Weymouth served in the Navy as a dive bomber pilot in Scouting Squadron 3 (VS-3) flying from...

Edward Bale did not see any particular danger to his tanks in the second and third day of combat on Tarawa except for...

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