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Bruno S. Rinas believes that had the Americans been given better training and equipment, they would have held out...

Al Currier was able to learn to operate a tank [Annotator's Note: M3 Stuart light tank] when the Army sent 20 prewar...

The war itself is Alvin von Frisch's worse memory of that time. He hated to see people die. He lost good friends who...

With his orders in hand, Robert Leese left New Guinea by way of Nadzab and Finschhafen, and sailed on a transport ship...

On 7 December 1941 [Annotator's Note: The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 7 December 1941], John Edward...

James Shelton Scales was a battalion commander [Annotator's Note: of 3rd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine...

James did not realize that he was shot right away. He knew he was hit but the pain did not register. He went down below...

In June 1942, Fred Bergeron was told to pack his sea bags. He and the squadron [Annotator's Note: Bombing Squadron 3 (...

Frank Savage transferred to the 93rd Infantry Division. He became the assistant to the Adjutant of the special troops...

Albert Elmer "John" Cummings was stationed near the tower for dive submarines [Annotator's Note: in Pearl Harbor,...

[Annotator's Note: William Roy reviews a series of motion pictures clips he captured during the Battle of Midway in...

Eugene N. James was born in Brewton, Alabama. His father was a Methodist minister, and they spent a lot of time in West...

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