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Throughout summer of 1945, the Belleau Wood [Annotator's Note: USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24)] began launching its planes...

James Roland Westbrook [Annotator's Note: of Company F, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division]...

Fred Bronfin was called to report to his local draft board to register. His blood pressure was high when he went in and...

During the Battle of Leyte Gulf, Paul J. Frisco and the USS Cushing (DD-797) were part of Task Group 38.2 under Admiral...

Lester Caplan's decision to serve in World War 2 came out of his belief that it was a legitimate war, and America was...

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

James Franklin Young and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company H, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine...

James Billingsley was treated well as a replacement. In combat troops, it is a different thing altogether. He never...

Martin Carmody took a course that would be parallel to the island. He made a good landing in the ocean but the force of...

Wicker was not fast enough so his buddy would help him swim along in the water [Annotators Note: during the attack on...

Richard Lafleur [Annotator's Note: on occupation duty with 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division] got acquainted...

Paul A. Franklin was born in in February 1922 in Elm Grove, Louisiana. He was raised during the Great Depression [...

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