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William J. Twigger was training on Guadalcanal [Annotator's Note: Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, in September 1944]...

Richard Miralles was born in July 1924 in Anderson, California. He was an orphan. His parents separated. He lived with...

The missions Theodore Theodore flew to Balikpapan, Borneo were "prime" experiences of the year he spent in the Pacific...

John Nicholas's ship, the USS Gayety (AM-239), participated in submarine chasing in the Pacific. He set the depth...

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

John DuBose heard little current war news while onboard the SS Frenchtown. They did learn shortly after the end of the...

Melvin S. Tanenbaum hated the Japanese during the war. They made sneak attacks with no warning. It was a blessing to...

Martin Carmody and Les Ward finally joined back up with each other. They had both consumed a lot of fuel during their...

During George Vincent Ross's first night there [Annotator's Note: on Guam, mariana Islands], Marines were killed...

William Lutz liked boot camp because he got a rifle. He liked the firing range. He became a gunner after basic training...

George A. Damiano was ordered to pick up the dead Japanese [Annotator's Note: on Okinawa, Japan], but he refused to do...

On the way out of the United States, Joseph F. McGee Junior reunited with his old high school football coach in Hawaii...

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