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Clapper, Joe Preparing For and Entering Combat
In preparation for hitting the beaches, Joe Clapper said a soldier's main concern is that he has enough ammunition. He...
Murman, John War’s End & Occupation Duty
John Edmund Murman, assigned to the USS Wilkes-Barre (CL-103), left Pearl Harbor [Annotator’s Note: Pearl Harbor,...
Jones, Clyde Atomic bomb and return home
In this segment, Jones remembers that while they didn’t know specifics about the atomic bomb, they knew something was...
Damiano, George Rain and Foxhole Buddies
George A. Damiano recalled the weather [Annotator's Note: on Okinawa, Japan] being so wet that they had to talk their...
Dupuy, Marsden "Pic" Segment 6
Dupuy and his flight were coming back from Kyushu [Annotator’s Note: Japanese main island]. One of their pilots had...
Delewski, Lawrence Segment 10
The Laffey escorted a ship named the Dashing Wave [Annotator's Note: SS Dashing Wave] all the way back to the States [...
Schmittgens, Leo Returning Home, Postwar Life and Reflections
Leo William Schmittgens was finally able to return home [Annotator's Note: after seven months of occupation duty in...
Bennett, Richard Doing Some Good
Richard Bennett mentioned that one incident stands out as a proud moment. Out of the 15 PT boats in the squadron [...
Pierce, William "Bill" Burning Sea Bags
William Pierce tells the story of his duty on Guam while he was training for the invasion of the Japanese home islands...
Serna, Fernando Liberation
Fernando Serna was liberated from a prisoner of war camp after the war. He was treated by doctors and nurses following...
Peto, George Importance of World War 2
While approaching Wana Draw on Okinawa, George Peto noticed some movement in the brush off to his left. He realized...
Schmitt, Warren Serving aboard the USS Savo Island (CVE-78)
Warren Schmitt and his ship [Annotator's Note: the USS Savo Island (CVE-78)] participated in five invasions from...

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