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William Lutz left his unit when there was no shooting. It was as if the war had stopped. He just kept walking. The...

When Dale LeBlanc heard the news that the battle [Annotator's Note: Battle of Okinawa] was over he was relieved. One...

In September 1947, James T. Lindsey enlisted in the US Army Air Forces to become a pilot. Because of his background in...

Lois Meyer's commanding officer in Arlington, Virginia was a member of the original few [Annotator's Note: the first...

Richard Witaker distrusted both civilians and soldiers on the Japanese held island of Okinawa. He once had to remove a...

Patrick Russell remained at Okinawa until June 1945. His carrier [Annotator's Note: USS Tulagi (CVE-72)] sailed to Guam...

George Bertucci and the USS Mississippi (BB-41) participated in the shelling of Shuri Castle during the Battle of...

Robert W. "RW" Pratt's most memorable experience was 7 April [Annotator's Note: 7 April 1945, during Battle of Okinawa...

While on Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Okinawa, Japan], Gerry Jones was called over the radio to search for some Japanese...

Socrates Dendrinelis was assigned to the USS Carina (AK-74). They headed to Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: Pearl...

In February 1945, Salvador Guercia's ship [Annotator's Note: USS Sandoval (APA-194)] transported Marines to Saipan [...

[Annotators Note: Robert Ray Akins served in a special weapons company in the 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division...

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