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William Scott Stroud's [Annotator's Note: Stroud was shot down on his first mission in the Pacific, survived ten days...

James W. Metcalf was born in Toledo, Ohio in September 1924. When he was still an infant, Metcalf’s father moved the...

Carrol Joy was born in Morris County about 25 miles south of Manhattan, Kansas in 1920. He had one brother and one...

Jack C. Sanders was born in 1921 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. When he had to leave his hometown because of his work or service...

James Mather's most memorable experience of World War 2 was learning about the Pearl Harbor attack [Annotator's Note:...

John “Johnny” Pesky found himself lost while flying during flight training. Landing in a farmer’s field, he admitted...

Paul Gibfried was born in Park Ridge, Illinois in September 1924. When he joined the Navy, he was investigated by the...

[Annotator's Note: Throughout this clip, a woman off camera interjects with comments.] James Ramsey Golden was born in...

Norman Hatch [Annotator's Note: a photographer in the 2nd Marine Division] moved up to the next island because there...

Meade Willis was born in Plaucheville, Louisiana. His mother died when he was four years old, and he did not get along...

Richard "Dick" Willhour was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma in December 1924. He had a younger brother who served in the Air...

Edward J. Manzi was born in Waterbury, Connecticut in February 1924 and grew up in nearby Woodbury. He was one of five...

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