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Carmody, Martin "Red" Ditching in the Waters off Espiritu Santo
Martin Carmody took a course that would be parallel to the island. He made a good landing in the ocean but the force of...
Whitman, Melvin Becoming a Marine
Melvin C. Whitman did his basic training in San Diego [Annotator's Note: Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego in San...
Kent, Edward Reflections of the War
Edward F. Kent would like to tell younger people to listen to what other people have to say. He believes that World War...
de Jonge, Wim War Comes to the Dutch East Indies
Wim de Jonge was drafted into the Dutch Army [Annotator's Note: de Jonge was drafted into the Koninklijk Nederlandsch-...
Schneider, Irwin Ordnance Depot Experiences
Irwin Schneider learned how to obtain needed ammunition and how to safely load added weapons and ammo on a PT boat. He...
Elliott, John Returning Home
John Elliott made one more mission after the atomic bombs [Annotator's Note: nuclear weapons dropped on Hiroshima and...
Hatch, Norman Motion Picture Training
The Marine Corps did not have any photographic organization prior to 1940 [Annotator's Note: Norman Hatch had joined...
Lux, Gerald Early Life
Gerald Wayne Lux served in the United States Navy in the Pacific and made it to Australia and Japan. He volunteered for...
Childs, J. Reflections
J. W. Childs only became close friends with one crewmate while he was in the Navy, and thinks that is the greatest...
Shaw, Roger Postwar Career
Roger Shaw decided to be a doctor after his service because he wanted more education. He quickly finished his...
Skaggs, Jack POW Life
Jack Skaggs saw several POWs [Annotator's Note: prisoner of war] accidentally killed by the electrical wire surrounding...
Duff, Clarence Kamikazes
Clarence Robert Duff recalled picking up survivors from the USS Franklin (CV-13) during the kamikaze attacks off...

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