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Running low on fuel and torpedoes, John Votrobeck [Annotator's Note: aboard the USS Blenny (SS-324)] sailed to Subic...

The Marines knew they would be getting into a yellow jacket's nest if they had to invade Japan. When the war ended,...

Connick recalls the atmosphere of New Orleans during the war. He remembers men being replaced by stars in the window [...

Eventually, Bougainville was taken [Annotator's Note: Bougainville campaign, part of the Solomon Islands Campaign at...

Matthew Cornelia's most memorable experience of World War 2 was when it ended. He served because he wanted to do...

Rudolph C. Miller liked the Marines. He was a sucker for the uniform, and he liked it a lot. They were sharp and he...

Gravois didn't get any sleep during the 2 nights he was on Tarawa. The Japanese tried to infiltrate their lines, but...

James Oney and his outfit [Annotator's Note: ACORN 12; Aviation, Construction, Ordnance, Repair 12] loaded all of their...

Joseph Vater remained at Cabanatuan [Annotator's Note: Cabanatuan prisoner of war camp, Cabanatuan City, Luzon,...

Harold Whitaker went overseas in 1949. He was at Johnson Air Force Base in Japan when the Korean War began. After the...

Kenneth Killilea and the 4th Division returned to Maui from Tinian. There was a big luau and then training started...

[Annotator’s Note: There is someone in the background that is assisting the interviewee in answering the interviewer’s...

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