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William Pierce went to Camp Lejeune, North Carolina following his tour in Hingham, Massachusetts. Because he had been...

John Campbell stopped in Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Okinawa, Japan] for orders. From there they went to a holding area...

When Lester Hecht was in Mindanao [Annotator's Note: Mindanao, Philippines], the aircraft he was in charge of always...

Richard Witaker was apprehensive about going ashore before Okinawa. He had seen his first indications of war while at...

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

His duty in the Aleutians lasted for about seven months, after which Thomas Long was sent to Coronado, California for...

[Annotator’s Note: Talking and other noises are audible in the background through this segment.] Leander Bubrig’s most...

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

Thomas Long said they made four landings among the small islands around Okinawa, under limited enemy fire. Their...

Charles Wesley Borders was home when the Japanese surrendered. He celebrated for a week. Borders fell in love with...

[Annotator's Note: A person off camera comments in the background throughout this clip.] Harry A. Donovan did not...

Charles Wesley Borders was strafing a target in New Guinea and got hit. He nursed the airplane back to a temporary base...

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