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Paul J. Frisco enlisted in the Navy because of his father's service during World War 1 and because of the Navy's...

After they were liberated, Thomas Crosby's mother wanted to return to the United States. They were able to sail on a...

Charles Gubish was in the 3rd Marine Division [Annotator's Note: 9th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division] when he...

William S. “Bill” Beamish’s most memorable experience of World War 2 was when his fiancée came to the railroad station...

Charles Womack shipped out from San Diego. He does not remember what he thought about as he left the United States. The...

[Annotator's Note: This segment begins with someone off camera talking about Orville Bethard seeing kamikaze aircraft...

Robert Powers went ashore unopposed at Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Okinawa, Japan]. He was in a foxhole with his buddy...

Asked if the war changed him in any way, Cleatus Lebow said it helped him have a little more faith, and mentioned that...

Charles Dragich saw burials every day [Annotator’s Note: while a prisoner of war of the Japanese at Camp O’Donnell in...

Richard Witaker spent six months in China with the 6th Marine Division after the war. He returned to the United States...

Louis Zamperini qualified for the 1936 Olympics and went to New York to compete with Don Lash [Annotator's Note: Donald...

James Smith went home on 2 September 1945. He had a good job in New Zealand where he stayed for the rest of the war [...

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