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Robert L. Donovan did not want to be in the infantry. He was working at the Goodrich Company when he learned that the...

The most memorable situation for Al Currier was being trapped on a mountain with no one knowing where they were [...

Richard Witaker recognized that the life expectancy of platoon leaders was not very long on Okinawa. The Japanese would...

A day after William Garbo and his machine gun squad successfully ambushed a group of Japanese soldiers in a mountain...

Fred Wesighan grew up in Kenilworth, New Jersey. After he graduated high school, he wanted to be a pilot in the...

Edgar Harrell had very little energy and was just hoping for someone to discover him [Annotator's Note: while floating...

Jimmie Dyer does not recall having any feelings one way or the other against the Japanese at the time, although he...

The division [Annotator's Note: 31st Infantry Division] was then transferred to the island of Morotai [Annotator's Note...

When the atomic bombs were dropped, Fiske Hanley and his fellow prisoners were totally unaware of the events, but...

Learning of the Japanese surrender was a relief for Don Daniels. He was on a ship off Honolulu [Annotator's Note:...

Joseph Townsend joined the service because his aunt who was a Marine convinced him to join. He is military-oriented and...

Ray Eshelman was never interested in a military career. He had a couple of choices at discharge. He could join the...

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