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Denault, Leo Shipped Overseas
Leo Denault flew from Hawaii to New Guinea. They went over in July 1944. They were on Biak [Annotator’s Note: Biak,...
Moore, Calvin The War Ends
Calvin Moore was on Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Okinawa, Japan] when the Japanese surrendered. They were running bets...
Harrison, Joseph "Joe" War's End in Japan
Two or three weeks after Joseph L. Harrison arrived back on Guam [Annotator's Note: Guam, Mariana Islands], the atomic...
Wade, Nelsyn Overseas Deployment
Nelsyn Ernest Brooks Wade went to Norfolk, Virginia, where he picked up his ship. The ship held four LCMs [Annotator's...
Burke, Murphy Iwo Jima, Ramming the USS Ringgold (DD-500) and Back to the States
At 19 years of age, Murphy Burke witnessed the fight at Iwo Jima. He described the day as breaking grungy, with low...
Grossman, Sidney War's End in the Philippines
Sidney Grossman was assigned to a PT Boat [Annotator's Notes: patrol torpedo boat] and was going to be part of the...
Famularo, Salvatore Reflections
Salvatore Famularo remembers it was an all-out war when he went. His most memorable moment was getting out of Iwo Jima...
Dietzel, Paul Coaching and Military Service
Paul Dietzel is very proud of his service during World War 2. When he first came to LSU he was 30 years old. He did not...
Chinnis, Edward Reflections on the War
Edward Chinnis' most memorable experience of World War 2 was going through a typhoon with 55 foot waves. He fought...
Bradley, John American Arrival at Santo Tomas
On the day American forces arrived [Annotator's Note: 3 February 1945 at the Santo Tomas Internment Camp, or, Manila...
Miller, Rudolph The War Ends
Rudolph C. Miller loved the Marines aboard his ship [Annotator's Note: the USS Fond du Lac (APA-166)]. They were very...

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