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When he had free time, Floyd James Reissig would chip paint and paint the ship. When he was on an island, the crew...

James Smith went home on 2 September 1945. He had a good job in New Zealand where he stayed for the rest of the war [...

John Ream remembers that in December 1944, the Japanese decided to move them. [Annotator’s Note: the Japanese were...

[Annotator’s Note: An air conditioner can be heard turning on and off throughout this clip.] Harry Robert Momi fought...

James "Jim" Marshall was born in August 1923 in Reading, Kansas. He grew up on a farm with his six siblings. His family...

Donald Hoff [Annotator's Note: a rear seat gunner and radio operator on Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bombers in Scouting...

Clint Quirk was not assigned to a ship. [Annotator’s Note: Quirk was in the Merchant Marines]. He went into the union...

Warren J. Haslauer [Annotator's Note: with Company M, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division] was...

At Fort Snelling [Annotator's Note: near Bloomington, Minnesota], Donald Draxler and his father enlisted in the Army....

Sam L. Miller reported aboard the USS Edgecombe (APA-164) in San Francisco [Annotator's Note: San Francisco, California...

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

One morning, Richard Thelen saw a plane fly over him and he knew that he was about to be rescued [Annotator's Note: USS...

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