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Robert Oplinger and the underwater demolition teams had to blow up enemy beach obstacles and coral reef obstructions...

Following departure from New Georgia, Robert Addison [Annotator’s Note: with the 1st Marine Raider Battalion] reached...

A year after Raymond Wells was shipped to Okinawa Joyce joined him there. At the time there was very little in terms of...

Murphy Burke had been gone for two years when he got his first leave in April 1945. While overseas he had stayed in...

Bailey and the Marines got there [Annotator's Note: Kunishi Ridge, Okinawa] on the 11th [Annotator's Note: 11 June 1945...

Freeman Dyson was not involved with the Manhattan Project. He was totally surprised at the dropping of the atomic bombs...

Having participated in several amphibious landings as a combat swimmer, Robert Judd discusses that after their initial...

Russell Clay was assigned to the USS Houston (CL-81) which was being completed in Newport News, Virginia. He had his...

Romus Valtin Burgin worked with a contact officer from the VA [Annotator's Note: Veterans Administration] named Frank...

Admiral Mitscher [Annotator's Note: US Navy Admiral Marc Andrew "Pete" Mitscher] was aboard Warren Nolan's ship [...

Prior to shipping out, Sammy Ray's professor and advisor from Louisiana State University, Doctor Lowry, put him in...

Jack Taylor was well pleased flying F6F [Annotator's Note: Grumman F6F Hellcat fighter aircraft] fighter planes. The...

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