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Richard Witaker recognized that the life expectancy of platoon leaders was not very long on Okinawa. The Japanese would...

When he arrived in Japan, Bruno S. Rinas was loaded onto a train. He was given some food and Rinas enjoyed it. Rinas...

Louis Conter returned to the United States for night fighter training. When he received his commission in New Guinea,...

The first and only time Raymond Bailey ever came under attack was on 19 March 1945. They were 50 miles off the coast of...

Paul Sartori Jr. was in the Philippines when the atomic bombs were dropped [Annotator's Note: nuclear weapons dropped...

Joseph H. Sasser Junior was riding in his friend's father's car when he heard over the car radio about the attack on...

William C. Ellzey’s most memorable experience of World War 2 was VJ-Day [Annotator's Note: Victory Over Japan Day, 15...

Choosing to go in the Navy [Annotator's Note: in 1944] was natural for Philip Curran. He grew up on the water. His...

William Lutz knew the enemy was in front of them. [Annotator’s Note: He is referring to the Japanese on Guam]. He did...

When Bill Toledo was home with his grandparents, he did not want to go to school. The school official forced him to go...

Monroe Scherer had lost a year of studies due to illness as a child. When he turned 18, he was still in high school. He...

Camp Bowie [Annotator's Note: in Brownwood, Texas] was a major camp that could handle several regiments. At the same...

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