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Beaman, William Early Life, Enlistment and Training
William Beaman was born in October 1924 in Dayton, Ohio, the only boy of three children. His father died when he was...
Skaggs, Jack Becoming a Marine
Jack Skaggs joined the Oklahoma National Guard when he was 15 years old. He was in Headquarters Battery, 70th Field...
Kaylor, Emmett Culture Shock, Pearl Harbor and Dysentery
Emmett Kaylor's time in basic training was his first time in the South where they talked a little different. Their...
Johnson, Burton POWs in Finschhafen, New Guinea
Burton Johnson had over 1,500 Japanese prisoners in the massive POW [Annotator's Note: prisoner of war] camp in...
Frisco, Paul Battle of Leyte Gulf
During the Battle of Leyte Gulf, Paul J. Frisco and the USS Cushing (DD-797) were part of Task Group 38.2 under Admiral...
Powers, Robert Capturing Sugar Loaf Hill
That same day, Robert Powers [Annotator's Note: Powers asks for the helmet he wore the day he was shot] was on top of...
Gravois, Francois "F.D." Segment 7
Gravois didn't get any sleep during the 2 nights he was on Tarawa. The Japanese tried to infiltrate their lines, but...
Schicker, Tom Life on Ship and Pavuvu
Thomas Francis Schicker went to Guadalcanal [Annotator's Note: Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands] and did maneuvers offshore...
Gehrett, John Navy Supply Officer in the Philippines
After American troops assaulted the Philippines, John Gehrett [Annotator's Note: as a Supply Officer of a Navy D2...
Damonte, Emmanuel Prewar Life and Entrance to Service
Emmanuel Nazarro Damonte [Annotator's Note: phonetic spelling on middle name] was born in San Francisco [Annotator's...
Gravois, Francois "F.D." Segment 8
On Tarawa there were Japanese bunkers everywhere. They were right on the other side of the wall. They had firing ports...

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