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Having participated in several amphibious landings as a combat swimmer, Robert Judd discusses that after their initial...

Ralph Hopkins had a relief man named Ronald Lucas. They worked well with each other. They alternated watches to best...

Richard Witaker had a memorable experience after the campaign for Okinawa was over and the island was declared secured...

John Caraway's ship [Annotator's Note: USS Bridge (AF-1)] was anchored in the harbor at Okinawa when he heard about the...

In early August 1945, the 321st Bombardment Squad, 90th bombardment group [Annotator’s Note: 321st Bombardment Squadron...

John Curtis Spencer said the USS Formoe (DE-509) was steaming up to Okinawa when the word came that the Americans had...

Harry Lockhead knew he would leave Maui bound for the invasion of Japan. Fort Pierce, Florida was set up for UDT [...

Warren Nolan remembers one particular close call around Okinawa. There was an enemy plane coming in from pretty far out...

Jack Glass liked serving aboard the USS Enterprise (CV-6). The time he spent on the USS Saratoga (CV-3) was unpleasant...

Connick and the USS Lander [Annotator's Note: APA-178] brought supplies to Naha Beach on Okinawa. At one point they...

Kerama Retto [Annotator's Note: Kerama Islands off of Okinawa] was used as a staging area for the destroyers going out...

William Pierce never fired a rifle until he was in the Marine Corps. He became a marksman and then an expert rifleman....

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