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Leo William Schmittgens remembered after all the firing ceased [Annotator's Note: after a firefight during the Battle...

Deen remembers the fear that was prevalent among the replacements, yet they responded when it was time to fight. He...

The first time William J. Twigger took fire from the Japanese was on 18 May [Annotator's Note: during the Battle of...

Edward Bale began training for the invasion of Japan after the end of the combat on Okinawa. He knew what to expect of...

[Annotators Note: Robert Freligh served as a TBF and TBM Avenger torpedo bomber pilot in Torpedo Squadron 13, VT13,...

They hung around in the area [Annotator's Note: Marvin Perrett and the crew of the USS Bayfield (APA-33), near Okinawa...

Ralph Hopkins had a relief man named Ronald Lucas. They worked well with each other. They alternated watches to best...

David Harvey engaged kamikazes at Okinawa, Tokyo, and Iwo Jima [Annotator's Note: Japan]. The skipper [Annotator's Note...

George A. Damiano was ordered to pick up the dead Japanese [Annotator's Note: on Okinawa, Japan], but he refused to do...

Michael Wilford Boos had been with the 74th Station Hospital for three years and when they reached Marina, Pisa in...

Sidney Philips remembers being in San Diego for two weeks [Annotators Note: after returning from his combat tour in the...

James Gaffney discusses transition back into civilian life and his home life with two new children following his return...

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