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Joseph Townsend was being trained as a radioman and radio technician. They wanted him to become an aviation technician...

The heat of our bodies is what saved their lives. They had charcoal heaters but were not given any charcoal. It was...

Arthur Jackson had his squad leader bring up some explosives and ammo but he was alone for the most part [Annotator's...

Donald Marsaglia was born in Coal City, Illinois in April 1924. Coal City was a small town of about 1,300 people....

While on Okinawa [Annotator's Note: during the Battle of Okinawa, 1 April to 22 June 1945; Okinawa, Japan], Kenneth...

Yellin's first grandson was born in Japan. His name is Ken. Yellin recalls meeting him for the first time. Ken wanted...

William Cart flew the SBD [Annotator's Note: Douglass SBD Dauntless dive bomber]. It was easy to fly, and he enjoyed it...

After they were liberated, Thomas Crosby's mother wanted to return to the United States. They were able to sail on a...

After enduring an artillery barrage in a coconut grove, William Garbo's unit [Annotator's Note: G Troop, 2nd Squadron,...

Robert Barnett was born in November 1926 in Cincinnati [Annotator's Note: Cincinnati, Ohio] and has lived there all of...

James "Jim" Tubach was born in April 1926 in Fall City, Nebraska. He grew up there on a dairy farm with ten brothers...

Morton William Werner returned to San Francisco [Annotator’s Note: San Francisco, California] and then took a train to...

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