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Peter Newberg did not have much choice in abandoning ship [Annotator's Note: after the USS Yorktown (CV-5) was mortally...

James Paul Lynch had a wonderful experience on the Snook [Annotator's Note: USS Snook (SS-279)]. They had fine officers...

Robert Addison was born in Akron, Ohio in December 1922. Growing up he was very athletic and played many different...

[Annotator's Note: Marvin Tyson served in the Navy aboard the USS LSM-270, the lead landing ship, for the invasion of...

Thomas Crosby was born in September 1933 in Cagayan de Misamis, Mindanao, Philippines. His mother, grandmother and aunt...

Another problem they had was when they 1st arrived on the island they ran out of food. When they landed they had the...

Dr. Robert Beynon thinks the war changed him. He was right out of high school. He learned that you always have a boss....

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

Wiley discussed how the natives found a large canoe that they could use. They filled the holes in the canoe with sap...

Henry James Bird served with F Company, 2nd Battalion, 18th Regiment, 2nd Marine Division [Annotator's Note: Company F...

Floyd James Reissig was a Petty Officer 3rd Class in the Navy. He served as a Coxswain [Annotator's Note: person in...

George Colburn got a ten-day leave to go home after bootcamp. Two of his buddies were home at the same time. He then...

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