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William Ward Crawford was born in 1914 in Akron, Ohio. He was aware of the Great Depression [Annotator's Note: The...

Glen Kuskie had just made it to shore after surviving a Hell ship that was sunk by the Americans. [Annotator's Note:...

Louis Block was born in December 1926 in Chicago, Illinois. He grew up and went to school there. He lost his mother at...

Norman Sterrie was born and raised in the small town of St. James, Minnesota. After high school graduation, he worked...

John Mikus, Jr. was with the old paratroopers on Vella Lavella [Annotator's Note: Battle of Vella Lavella, 15 August to...

Sterling Baker was on the invasion of Saipan [Annotator's Note: Saipan, Mariana Islands]. When he was in Leyte [...

Alfred Anthony Alvarez was given a platoon in the 187th Infantry Regiment [Annotator's Note: 187th Glider Infantry...

Harold DeForest landed in New Caledonia and was sent to a replacement center. There, he and another guy volunteered to...

Frank H. O'Leary was leaving his friend's house when he learned about the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor [Annotator's...

Vejtasa and the interviewer are getting acquainted and set out how the interview will be conducted. The interviewer...

Connick recalls having great respect for the Marines they picked up at Iwo Jima. He watched them fight, seeing the...

Harold Bergbower joined three Filipino Scouts who had been released from their duties in order to escape from Bataan. [...

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