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Benjamin Carson and the 2nd Marine Raider Battalion left San Diego and headed to Pearl Harbor aboard the USS J....

[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Phineas Stevens to explain what an LST or Landing Ship, Tank is.] "Large, Slow...

William Hall had no extreme feelings about the Japanese even though he knew some of the harsh and brutal things they...

Willard Ashford’s most memorable experience of the was was driving an 18-wheeler to Admiral Nimitz’s [Annotator's Note...

The level of camaraderie began to diminish because they were dealing with different people. If they hadn't gotten...

Robert S. Gibbs was separated [Annotator's Note: discharged] in November 1945. He entered college in January 1946 at...

When the Laffey left Pearl Harbor she was assigned as a escort for an old battleship heading out into the Pacific to...

Lloyd Dendy met the toughest guy ever in Korea. He had been hit in the cheek by shrapnel and lost a lot of his teeth....

Charles Bruce was 17 years old when he drove a truck for work. He got a ticket for speeding. He had to pay 20 dollars....

Crump and the Chief Engineer had done some work when the seas were calm. The Chief Engineer felt that there was a...

Richard Witaker felt hatred for the Japanese before the assault of Okinawa. The feelings had begun with the surprise...

[Annotator's Note: The audio and video freeze throughout this clip.] Leo Bednarczyk's first combat experience was at...

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