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Donald Draxler was born in Glenwood City, Wisconsin in July 1923. His home town was near the "Twin Cities" [Annotator’s...

After the attack on 7 December [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 7 December 1941], Cass...

Until he went into the Navy, Thomas Long had never been away from home. Traveling by coal-fired trains was...

[Annotator's Note: George Alaniz arrived in San Diego, California after being severely wounded on Attu Island, Alaska...

Michael Mickey Ganitch served on the USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) during the Aleutian Islands Campaign. It was cold and...

Stanley Wolczyk was under fire three times during the campaign to recapture Attu from the Japanese. It was during the...

Al Currier returned [Annotator's Note: from Attu Island, Alaska as a member of Company B, 1st Battalion, 159th Infantry...

That night, Carroll Harris experienced a Japanese surprise attack. Guards were put in place where Sergeant Allan was...

Adjustment to military life was only difficult at first for Ira Milan; for a couple of weeks he was lonesome, as were...

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

Carroll Harris and the 1st Platoon [Annotator's Note: 1st Platoon, 7th Scout Company (Provisional), 7th Infantry...

James Marks was at Attu Island, Alaska but did not go ashore. He recalls seeing the American soldiers going ashore, up...

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