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Campbell, Donald Headed for Iwo Jima
After a 24 hour leave [Annotator's Note: an authorized absence for a short period of time], Donald Campbell reported to...
Thrift, Clem From the Atlantic to the Pacific
Clem Thrift said the United States was suffering under the threat of German submarine attacks, so the destroyer escorts...
Caraway, John Duty on a Supply Ship
When John Caraway boarded the USS Bridge (AF-1), he found it to be not only one of the oldest ships in the Navy's fleet...
Singlaub, John Becoming a Soldier
John Singlaub enlisted in the US Army Artillery because he wanted the experience to supplement his infantry skills....
Ducharme, O'Neill Invasion of Okinawa
After 29 days aboard ship, O’Neil Ducharme landed at Guadalcanal [Annotator’s Note: Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands]. Upon...
Cole, Arles Saving Dorie Miller and the BB-48 Ensign
Arles E. Cole [Annotator’s Note: a quartermaster on the USS West Virginia (BB-48) on the morning of 7 December 1941...
Sherbecoe, Martin Early Life to Working in Hawaii
Martin Sherbecoe was born in 1920 in Stamford, Connecticut. His father was a skilled mechanic and from a very early age...
Baptiste, Wallace Segment 9
The Medusa [Annotator's Note: USS Medusa (AR-1)] was not far from them [Annotator’s Note: during the attack on Pearl...
Hanley, Fiske Homecoming
The only help Fiske Hanley remembers getting from the Red Cross while he was overseas was the loan of two books when he...
Pike, Henry Training for Guerilla Warfare
Henry Quinton Pike was part of the 3rd Raider Battalion [Annotator's Note: 3rd Marine Raider Battalion]. He had two...
O'Rorke, James Battle for Bataan
James Richard O'Rorke [Annotator's Note: a member of Signal Corps Aircraft Warning, 5th Interceptor Command,...
Waller, Charles Reflections on the War
Charles A. Waller’s most memorable experience of World War 2 was his interaction with General MacArthur [Annotator's...

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