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George Haines was top in points and could go home or stay near the war's end. He went to Matsuyama, Shikoku, Japan for...

Louis Smith recalled that he was inducted 26 February 1943, wounded on Iwo Jima 26 February 1945, and quit smoking...

Hawk's father had served in the Army Coast Artillery in the Philippines during World War I and woke Hawk up at 3 in the...

Orville Bethard was attending Washington High School when he learned about the attack on Pearl Harbor. He enlisted in...

The attack on Pearl Harbor happened while Calvin Summers was at work, and when he came home, his family was discussing...

Ernest Chauvin was born in Houma, Louisiana in October 1925. He lived there until he was drafted in 1943 or 1944. His...

About eight months after the Helena went down [Annotator's Note: the USS Helena (CL-50) was sunk during the Battle of...

Roy Cascio was born in December 1925 in Harvey, Louisiana. His father would find a job somewhere to keep working and...

Barbara Butler was born in Syracuse, New York in 1921. Her father was a salesman so they moved around a lot when she...

From North Island, Carl Rieman was sent to Long Beach, California for more training until his orders came in. Then he...

Richard Witaker felt hatred for the Japanese before the assault of Okinawa. The feelings had begun with the surprise...

Masaji Inoshita was born in central California. At an early age he moved down to the Santa Barbara area. His father had...

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