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Richard Bennett mentioned that one incident stands out as a proud moment. Out of the 15 PT boats in the squadron [...

Fernando Serna was liberated from a prisoner of war camp after the war. He was treated by doctors and nurses following...

While approaching Wana Draw on Okinawa, George Peto noticed some movement in the brush off to his left. He realized...

In this segment, Jones remembers that while they didn’t know specifics about the atomic bomb, they knew something was...

The trip overseas for Richard Witaker was difficult because so many of his fellow Marines got seasick on the 31 day...

David Yoho remembers the huge fleet off Okinawa and the explosion of an ammunition ship. It had been attacked by a...

Adolph Wilson and the 5th Marine Division assaulted Iwo Jima [Annotator's Note: on 19 February 1945]. The island was...

Monroe Scherer took advantage of the G.I Bill and went to NYU [Annotator's Note: New York University, New York, New...

Dale LeBlanc had been through Naha many times as a runner. Every time he went through there snipers would shoot at him...

[Annotator's Note: Robert J. Ferris was pilot with Marine Torpedo Bombing Squadron 232 (VMTB-232) and took part in the...

[Annotator's Note: A woman interrupts interview throughout this segment.] Andrew Petrus returned home [Annotator's Note...

Warren Schmitt and his ship [Annotator's Note: the USS Savo Island (CVE-78)] participated in five invasions from...

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