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Chuck was born in Long Island, New York in 1917. He believes that things were going better during the Great Depression...

Raymond Bailey was on the mess deck washing cups when he felt the first shudder caused by the bomb hit [Annotator's...

George Peto produced some paintings and pieces of propaganda that were based on his unit during battle in the Pacific....

Claude Taylor married his wife after graduating LSU [Annotator's Note: Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge,...

For the invasion of Japan, Richard Nummer and the American troops were issued wool blankets and green fatigues to fight...

Sterling Cale served in World War 2 because he got caught up in it while he was in the service. While Cale was in...

By the time Kenneth A. Lafleur had enough points to go home, he had flown 41 missions in the Pacific. Lafleur remarked...

John W. Snyder was born in March 1926 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Growing up, Snyder's family was poor. However, because...

In the spring of 1946, Hugh Ettinger was stationed at Rongerik Atoll [Annotator’s Note: Rongerik Atoll, Marshall...

Tenney didn't feel that three rations of rice a day, at about four and a half ounces a ration, was good. He felt it was...

When Mervin Jensen received his draft notice, he thought everyone else had to go so he would to. He went to Fort...

[Annotator’s Note: There is someone off camera helping the interviewee with answering questions throughout the segment...

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