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William Pierce felt it was his patriotic duty to fight during the Second World War. The Japanese had attacked the...

John Ream remembers that in December 1944, the Japanese decided to move them. [Annotator’s Note: the Japanese were...

Rufus Harris and his ship [Annotator's Note: the USS Miami (CL-89)] would stop at Ulithi [Annotator's Note: Ulithi...

Jack Leaming and other Allied prisoners of war, POWs, were forced to work by the Japanese after capture. Work details...

Socrates Dendrinelis was assigned to the USS Carina (AK-74). They headed to Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: Pearl...

On VE-Day [Annotator's Note: Victory in Europe Day, 8 May 1945], James Morehead was base commander at Chico Air Force...

They got on three different ships to haul the First Marine Division on August 25th [Annotators Note: 1944]. They...

With no working equipment to run or steer the USS Cavalier (APA-37) after it was torpedoed, Edward Lee Allesandro said...

When the 12 ships in his squadron hit Diamondhead [Annotator's Note: the volcanic crater on Oahu, Hawaii], 6 went south...

Trinidad Ledesma received orders to ship out from Fort Ord [Annotator's Note: in California] at around three or four o'...

Jack Werner felt that he was at home when he came to the United States. It seemed that this is where he belonged. It...

Paul Franklin believes it is important for kids to learn about World War 2. He thinks it will teach them to be more...

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