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Remi Kidder was sent to San Diego, California for his basic training. He was used to hard work and discipline so that...

Claire Maddox does not feel the country [Annotator's Note: the United States] has any idea what the veterans went...

They did everything they could do to get off of the beach. One of the warrant officers was hit and told Keith Renstrom...

On their approach, Steve McMurray had heard that the landings on Iwo Jima were not going well. The scenes on the...

Arthur Joseph Arceneaux Junior [Annotator’s Note: a pilot with Marine Night Fighting Squadron 542 (VMF(N)-542)] was...

Donald Herbert Shown and the Indianapolis [Annotator’s Note: USS Indianapolis (CA-35)] were in the Aleutians at the...

Willis Mills returned to the United States aboard a ship and docked at Oakland [Annotator’s Note: Oakland, California...

Crumps dad was making 90 cents an hour. A dime was a big difference in those days. Gasoline was 10 cents a gallon and a...

Martin Banyas and his gunners did a good job as the last line of defense for the ship [Annotator's Note: USS Santa Fe (...

Robert Templet wanted to attend college after his service, but he married and had children and his plans changed. He...

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

Jimmie Dyer and the 6th Marine Division was sent to replace the Army's 27th Infantry Division in the south of Okinawa....

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