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John Mikus, Jr. left from Vella Lavella [Annotator's Note: Vella Lavella, Solomon Islands] on Higgins boats [Annotator'...

Childers was born in Sherman, California. When he was young, his parents move the family to the Oklahoma.When he was...

Another problem they had was when they 1st arrived on the island they ran out of food. When they landed they had the...

After a 21-day voyage across the Pacific, Mort Oman arrived in Buna, New Guinea and was sent to a replacement depot...

Harry Bender was discharged from the Marine Corps in June 1946. His friend, William "Bill" Laden [Annotator's Note: US...

Richard Nummer experienced the brutality of war on Iwo Jima. He and his buddies witnessed Japanese soldiers lying with...

[Annotator's Note: Ed Kough refers to a paper for dates and holds it up in front of his face throughout the segment.]...

Crump stayed in the shipyard for the better part of a year. They had launched about 14 ships. The launching details had...

John Mikus, Jr. almost got shot when he got back to the United States. He wanted to call home. The women Marines had...

Childers got ten days leave and went to visit family down in Los Angeles, California.When they returned to Pearl Harbor...

Another frightening experience Gravois had was during the Battle of the Matanikau River. For the battle they [Annotator...

Mort Oman was sent to New Guinea and joined the 251st Field Artillery Battalion as a fire controller and trained for...

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