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Rackerby, Archibald "Archie" Wounded by Friendly Fire
Archibald Rackerby was training to go to Guam [Annotator's Note: Guam, Mariana Islands] after Bougainville [Annotator's...
Taylor, Robert Hearing of Pearl Harbor
On 7 December 1941 [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 7 December 1941], Robert Taylor...
Goss, Thomas Being a Radio Man and War’s End
Thomas Goss was stationed overseas on Guadalcanal [Annotator’s Note: Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands] with his unit [...
Feightner, Edward "Whitey" Segment 7
The fighters rendezvoused with the SBDs [Annotator's Note: Douglas SBD "Dauntless" dive bomber], then had to look after...
Pantuso, Frank Marine Corps Training
In 1943, Frank Pantuso reported to the local recruiting station on his 18th birthday and joined the Marine Corps. He...
Ruess, Richard Missions in the Pacific
[Annotator's Note: There is static noise in the audio throughout clip.] It took Richard R. Ruess 13 hours to fly to...
Ukrop, Samuel Combat Life in the Pacific
Samuel Ukrop was at Guadalcanal [Annotator's Note: Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands] with John Cleveland [Annotator's Note...
David, James Transferred to the USS Palm (AN-28)
James Warren David recalled always having the supplies they needed while living on the island [Annotator's Note: on...
Young, James Invasion of Peleliu
James Franklin Young was shipped from Pavuvu [Annotator's Note: Pavuvu, Russell Islands] to Peleliu [Annotator's Note:...
Martin, Charles Wounded on Okinawa
Charles Martin remembers that the new tanks had 75 mm howitzers on them. Martin and a friend learned how to swim...
Emory, Ray Plying the Pacific
The USS Honolulu (CL-48) went back to San Francisco and Ray Emory was heading for Melbourne, Australia three or four...
Gulotta, James Bougainville
After Guadalcanal, James Gulotta went to Bougainville. They did a lot of heavy fighting on Bougainville. The Marines...

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