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Edward F. Kent married his wife in November 1942 while he was at Camp Carson [Annotator’s Note: Camp Carson, Colorado...

When he was on shore leave [Annotator's Note: an authorized absence for a short period of time] in occupied Japan,...

The first move Peter Gallo made with the unit [Annotator's Note: 17th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division] was to...

Russell Gackenbach had no idea where Tinian was located when he arrived there. He only knew it was close to Japan. At...

Another of the Japanese pushers [Annotators Note: Japanese guards at POW camps in the Philippines] was called Many...

Alvin Barnes had coincidental meetings with a childhood friend during the war. He had a friend named Paul [Annotator's...

Lester Hecht says there a couple of stories he cannot tell. [Annotator's Note: Hecht laughs.] When his ship pulled into...

Deen was hit on the top of Wana Ridge [Annotators Note: Okinawa, April 1945]. He was hit by a Japanese knee mortar....

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

Philip Nelson was born in Woodbridge, New Jersey in December 1920. During the Great Depression [Annotator's Note: The...

Robert Powers returned to Guam [Annotator's Note: Guam, Mariana Islands], which had been built up since he had last...

After the war, Mac Glenn Morris returned to happy parents but no large celebration. He did what he had to do. He...

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