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After the war, Jerome Paul DiFulco simply carried on adjusting to civilian life. He had no troubles after the first...

At the first prisoner of war camp, Pearson Riddle had to work hauling earth and material in a giant cart. Riddle did...

Cecil Ezell McLain stopped in Singapore before heading home and witnessed five people die and several people blinded by...

Philip Curran does not know what he thought [Annotator's Note: about the nuclear weapons dropped on Hiroshima, Japan on...

At 19 years of age, Murphy Burke witnessed the fight at Iwo Jima. He described the day as breaking grungy, with low...

Overall, Robert J. Ferris enjoyed his experience in World War 2 and was glad he was a pilot. He comments on serving...

When Julian Trist Bringier McConnell was leaving Panama for the Pacific, his PT Boat [Annotator's Note: patrol torpedo...

Garland Virgil Longhoffer turned 18 years old and became eligible for the draft in March 1944. He could have stayed out...

Richard Greer served as a machinegunner in Company A, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division. During...

Crain was born in northern Louisiana. He grew up on a farm. During the depression everyone in his family had to work in...

John Mikus, Jr. took a ship zig-zagging [Annotator's Note: a naval anti-submarine maneuver] across [Annotator's Note:...

While Philip Schweitzer's unit [Annotator's Note: the 11th Airborne Division] was trapped on the ridge on Leyte, they...

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