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James Muri joined the Army so that he could become a pilot. Growing up in Montana Muri did not see many airplanes. He...

Adolph Wilson and the 5th Marine Division assaulted Iwo Jima [Annotator's Note: on 19 February 1945]. The island was...

Fred Bronfin was called to report to his local draft board to register. His blood pressure was high when he went in and...

John Nicholas was born in Marysville, Michigan in December 1924. He grew up in Marysville with his half brother and...

One night, Floyd James Reissig called general quarters while sailors were sleeping on the deck. There was an...

David Fisher and his crewmates, flew night combat missions off the island of Guam. Originally designed as a high-...

Robert Freligh’s crewman Sam Plonski was from the Boston area, and Peter Sanchez from the Chicago area. He always flew...

Earl Williams was a corporal [Annotator's Note: in the 318th Port Company, 512th Port Battalion] when they landed [...

Albert G. Sutcliffe and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company F, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division...

William J. Twigger joined the remnant of the division [Annotator's Note: he had originally been a member of Company F,...

Lester Hecht and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Marine Aircraft Group 32 (MAG-32)] trained pilots in Honolulu [Annotator...

In Busan, South Korea, the USS Hulbert [Annotator’s Note: USS Hulbert (DD-342)] was waiting for Charles Dragich [...

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