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Henry A. Tacket was aboard the USS Heermann (DD-532) after the Battle of Eniwetok when the fleet was sent to a natural...

In June 1942, after mortar training at Camp Lejeune [Annotator's Note: Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Jacksonville,...

Ewalt "Walt" Shatz fired the machine guns [Annotator's Note: aboard the USS Patterson (DD-392)] for the first time...

Thomas Edgar Morgan, Sr. was assigned to the 1st Marine Division (Reinforced) when they hit Gavutu [Annotator's Note:...

Martin Carmody was briefed that there were no available carriers for them to fly off of. The Saratoga [Annotator's Note...

Marvin Westcott was aboard the USS Balch (DD-363) while she performed escort duty for the aircraft USS Enterprise (CV-6...

After the Battle of the Tenaru River, Frank H. O’Leary and his squad were only given one and half meals a day because...

Richard Miralles thought Guadalcanal [Annotator's Note: Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands] was miserable. They had mud on...

In December 1942, Frank H. O'Leary was on Guadalcanal [Annotator's Note: Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands] when his platoon...

Martin Carmody was on Guadalcanal for two or three days. The USS Enterprise (CV-6) had gone to the harbor at Espiritu...

[Annotator's Note: David Heath served in the Marine Corps in Company C, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine...

Robert M. Solomon remembers that it was very hot during monsoon season. [Annotator’s Note: He was stationed on...

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