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Looking back, Dale Peterson feels honored that he participated in the 2 September 1945 surrender of the Japanese. At...

Shortly after Frederick Ellis reached Japan and the point system was in place for sending them home. The points got...

[Annotators Note: Arthur Killam served in the US Navy as an Electricians Mate aboard the submarine USS Sea Dragon.]...

Joe G. Casillas had his baptism of fire right on the escarpment [Annotator's Note: after landing on Okinawa, Japan, 10...

Ed Weber was on furlough [Annotator's Note: an authorized absence for a short period of time] in Dallas [Annotator's...

As Paul Ignatius entered his teens, he became aware of the hostilities rising in Europe and Asia. He was also aware of...

[Annotator’s Note: Interviewee has difficulty speaking at times throughout the segment.] Rawley R. Hill [Annotator’s...

[Annotator's Note: This clip begins with a conversation in progress.] Lloyd Dendy was born in July 1922 in Homer,...

When Merrill went aboard the Yorktown [Annotator's Note: USS Yorktown, CV-5] she was damaged but had been patched up....

They got rid of the Japs [Annotator's Note: a period derogatory term for Japanese] on Truk [Annotator's Note: Truk...

On 12 October [Annotator's Note: 12 October 1944], Benjamin Clark Amsden [Annotator's Note: a pilot with Fighting...

Harry McKnight learned how to follow orders in boot camp. It helped him in battle. He was in good shape because he was...

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