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Alex Vraciu knew that the next time they saw air action it would be part of a landing somewhere. When his group was...

Nimocks Foyle Ladner thinks that World War 2 does not mean much to the younger generations. It is only history to them...

James Patterson was called up on 23 February 1943. He was sent to boot camp with a bunch of other reservists. They...

Robert J. Ferris was born in January 1922 in Pittsford, New York. He had one older brother. His father worked as a...

Rivers Richardson King thought the SBD [Annotator's Note: Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber] dive bomber was very...

In the first days of June [Annotator's Note: June 1942], Donald Hoff and his fellow airmen were getting nervous,...

Upon turning 21, Peter Hebert‘s enlistment was up, and he tried to reenlist while he was still in the Philippines...

Iwo Jima as the worst place Dave Severance fought. They could not see the enemy. The terrain was rough and open. Living...

Jake Ussery was aboard the Langley [Annotator's Note: USS Langley (CVL-27)] following the American recapture of the...

Ittsei Nakagawa was born in Fresno, California and lived in Orange Cove [Annotator's Note: Orange Cove, California] in...

John Nicholas went into the service in September 1943. His half brother George was already in the Navy. Nicholas went...

William Pierce recounts the lack of success for the 37mm gun in Europe. He discusses a Marine Medal of Honor recipient...

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