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Carroll George felt extremely safe [Annotator's Note: in his general quarters station in the engine room aboard the USS...

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

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

On the 16th [Annotators Note: 16 May 1945 on Okinawa] Bailey moved out but got pinned down again and took cover in...

Donald Herbert Shown [Annotator’s Note: aboard the USS Indianapolis (CA-35) after damages received from a kamikaze...

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

They would get up at four in the morning on Pavavu. They were in King (K) Co. 3-1 [Annotators Note: K Company, 3rd...

Among his other responsibilities, Robert Gurr managed several newspaper routes during World War 2. As a paperboy, he...

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

Among his fellow officers, Earl Conklin thought there were a couple who were marvelous fellows and he has kept in touch...

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

[Annotator's Note: Stanley Richard Williams served in the Navy aboard the mortar ship USS LCI(M)-352 as a signalman and...

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