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Bailey, Herman Segment 2
Bailey checked in with his draft board and was put on a bus to Camp Croft. He told the army recruiter that he wanted to...
Wicker, Benjamin Segment 4
Wicker was told to go relieve the man on the gate but he refused because he knew he had more points than any man over...
Taddeo, Al Combat Missions
Alfred Taddeo remembers his first combat action involved strafing and bombing runs against enemy positions on numerous...
Smith, Thomas Iwo Jima to War's End
Thomas J. Smith, Junior was sent back to Maui [Annotator's Note: Maui, Hawaii] which was their [Annotator's Note:...
Cassidy, John Patrolling Midway and Beyond
After the clean-up of Pearl Harbor, John Cassidy chose to stay in the Pacific on the USS Vincennes (CA-44) which...
McWilliams, Donald Prewar Life
Donald G. "Mac" McWilliams was born in Ballinger, Texas in May 1925. In the 1920s, his parents owned a ranch. Because...
Hymel, Clyde Prewar, the Pacific, and Postwar
Clyde Hymel was born in Garyville, Louisiana in April 1926, and had fun growing up there. His father was a supervisor...
Paret, Peter Postwar Life and Career
After the war, Peter Paret attended King's College in London, England for graduate studies under Dr. Michael Howard,...
Whitman, Melvin Invasion of Okinawa
The older guys in the division [Annotator's Note: 1st Marine Division] went home after Peleliu [Annotator's Note:...
Angel, Earl Prewar Life to Paratrooper Training
Earl Angel was born in August 1923 in Hanover, Pennsylvania. He had ten siblings, four sisters and six brothers. His...
O'Keefe, Jeremiah Marine Fighter Squadron 323 (VMF-323)
Jeremiah "Jerry" O'Keefe's unit [Annotator's Note: Marine Fighter Squadron 323 (VMF-323), known as the "Death Rattlers...
Barnes, William Segment 3
William Barnes was aboard USS PC-590 when it was thrown onto the reef which surrounds Midway atoll. After making...

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