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Charles Balaza was in Manila Bay on a minesweeper during the morning of the Pearl Harbor attack. He was returning to...

When President Truman [Annotator's Note: Truman, Harry S., 33rd President of the United States] dropped the atomic...

Robert L. Williams' buddy Joseph Slosarczyk was in charge of the pigeons. In England, Joe was tasked with throwing...

Nicholas J. Zuras obtained binoculars in Weymouth [Annotator's Note: Weymouth, England]. The wooden decks of the boats...

Gowan Duffy remembers the waters were still rough from the storm the day before. As they hit the shore [Annotator’s...

Eveline Peardon and her siblings visited the young soldiers every day after D-Day [Annotator’s Note: the 6 June 1944...

Leisey recalls having to do sponge ball therapy so he could build up the strength up in his hand. He has problems...

Burton Johnson remembers when he heard of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's death. Harry Truman was not a surprise as...

Frederick Ellis was sent to Hollandia, New Guinea. He recalls that they were not slated to go on the Leyte [Annotator's...

James Smith watched the battle [Annotators Note: the battle of Gavutu] from Tulagi. [Annotators Note: Smith gets off...

Robert Christie was in combat for a few weeks before his tank was hit. They had to bail out of their tank. He was not...

Gerald West returned to the United States and went to a camp on Catalina island. There, the Marine Corps was training...

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