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Joseph LaNier did not know what he would do after the service. He was reserve and not regular Army. Consequently, his...

During the Battle of Leyte Gulf, Paul J. Frisco and the USS Cushing (DD-797) were part of Task Group 38.2 under Admiral...

Marion Labauve came out of school in seventh grade. He went to work and worked hard. His first job was working on a...

James Bollich thinks there were radios in other camps [Annotator's Note: prisoner of war camps], but not his. He got...

As a 13 year old, David Yoho did not have friends of draft age. He did keep company with older boys and took on a tough...

John Geiger was security for the officer while on missions. They took the officer wherever he wanted to go. Every...

On 7 December 1941 [Annotator's Note: The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 7 December 1941], John Edward...

Throughout summer of 1945, the Belleau Wood [Annotator's Note: USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24)] began launching its planes...

Deen was born in McCray, Georgia. His father was the president of South Methodist College. He was one of three kids....

Mahlen Arledge experienced his first combat on Angaur. He had no idea what to expect in combat. The first night on the...

Samuel Tso changed his age to join the Marine Corps. He was 18 years old at the time and could not find a job. He went...

The USS Oklahoma City (CL-91) sailed among several Pacific Islands, and Elmer Spraker admitted that he was a little...

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