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James Patterson was called up on 23 February 1943. He was sent to boot camp with a bunch of other reservists. They...

Harold Ward remembers that it was quiet after they secured from general quarters. Around three in the afternoon they...

John Cassidy majored in mining engineering during his first year at the University of Alabama, but he eventually...

[Annotator's Note: George Joseph Sullivan was captured by the Japanese during the Battle of Peleliu.] There was nothing...

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

When he was in high school, Paul Amrod played baseball as a catcher. In the service, he learned he was not major league...

William Beaman thinks young people should be taught the history of World War 2, and believes it is important that there...

In 1940, Randall Edwards boarded the submarine tender USS Canopus (AS-9) in Tsingtao, China. The Canopus was a "mother...

George A. Damiano fought in World War 2 because he felt like he should help his country. He felt he did not learn much...

Jones believes that the raid was important and worth the risk and cost. After the raid the men just kept on going.Jones...

Adolph William Amundson recalled that by the time he arrived at the island [Annotator's Note: Iwo Jima, Japan], the...

[Annotator’s Note: Screen is black until 1:04:31.360.] Rowland Elliott Ball served as a navigator with the 60th...

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