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Jack Pierce was born in 1921 and grew up near Kirbyville [Annotator’s Note: Kirbyville, Texas] in a sawmill town called...

Joseph LaNier tells others to take advantage of every opportunity that presents itself. He rose to be vice-president of...

John Singlaub compared British to American parachutes. The British chute was different in many ways compared to the...

Robert Masters' most memorable experience of World War 2 was the time Winston Churchill [Annotator's Note: Sir Winston...

Mort Oman was not aware that a large battle had jut taken place when he arrived in Buna, New Guinea in June 1944. He...

Walter Bud Gafford [Annotator's Note: while serving aboard the USS Maryland (BB-46)] witnessed combat off Okinawa [...

William Burkett was born in Oklahoma City [Annotator’s Note: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma] in November 1925. He had three...

Looking back on the war, Peter Gallo said World War 2 was a "necessary evil," and he did what he had to do. He believes...

James Roy Colquitt was born in September 1926 in Needmore, Alabama. He was one of nine children. His family lived on a...

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

Robert Kinzler said he really enjoys his volunteer work at the Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note:...

Kerama Retto [Annotator's Note: Kerama Islands off of Okinawa] was used as a staging area for the destroyers going out...

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