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The first thing that happened to Harry McKnight when he reached boot camp was a haircut. He was then given a rifle and...

Elizabeth Lautzenheiser Irvine and the people in Manila [Annotator's Note: Manila, Luzon, Philippines] were very...

After Iwo Jima [Annotator's Note: Battle of Iwo Jima, 19 February to 26 March 1945; Iwo Jima, Japan], Adolfo V. Celaya...

Voniedoe "Voni" or "Bus" Grimes [Annotator's Note: drafted into the Army in late 1943] was transferred to the 246th...

Charles Watkins Adair wonders if the United States has the will to do what needs to be done today. Back then [Annotator...

Thomas Tizzard was assigned to the USS Denver (CL-58) and was interviewed by an officer asking what his previous jobs...

Robert Taylor slept in a hammock with netting for mosquitoes. They had tents. The chaplain was like the Red Cross guru...

[Annotator's Note: The video starts with a long conversation before the interview actually starts.] Lester Hecht was...

The 71st Fighter Squadron [Annotator's Note: 71st Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, 15th Air Force] usually guarded...

Grant Ichikawa was first taken to an assembly center located on a horse racing track near Turlock, California. His...

Joseph Brannan had never ridden on a PT boat [Annotator's Note: Patrol Torpedo boat] prior to his assignment to his...

Ernest "Ernie" Andrus was born in 1923 near Severance, Kansas, the younger of two sons in a farming family. During the...

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