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After graduating from Navy training, Sam S. McKeel was assigned to LST-579 [Annotator's Note: Landing Ship, Tank] and...

Harry McKnight was not smart enough to be afraid until he heard shells firing for the first time. It took time for him...

There was sharp drop off and that is how they were able to put the destroyer right up on the beach. Myers could only...

The B-29s carrying the second atomic bomb were overhead circling Yawata. The crew of the B-29 carrying the bomb was...

John "Jack" Raquepau and his group [Annotator's Note :Torpedo Squadron 51 (VT-51), Air Group 51, USS San Jacinto (CVL-...

William Hall reached Sand Island in the Midway Atoll with his personal equipment. Midway was a stopping point for Pan-...

Joe G. Casillas left Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Okinawa, Japan with 1st Platoon, Company E, 307th Infantry Regiment,...

As they went out, they saw a lone destroyer or possibly a light cruiser. They went to find the carrier but they did not...

James Carrington's war started on 7 December 1941. He was a prisoner for two years. On 3 February 1945 he moved into...

When Ray Gene Gresham got out of the service, he didn't think the G.I. Bill could help him enough to afford college...

[Annotator's Note: This interview is conducted with a group of Navajo veterans present, many of whom answer questions...

Iwo Jima as the worst place Dave Severance fought. They could not see the enemy. The terrain was rough and open. Living...

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