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

[Annotator's Note: Arthur Jackson served in the US Marine Corps as an automatic rifleman in Company I, 3rd Battalion,...

Philip Schweitzer cannot think of many other lighter moments than the ones he's already mentioned. He remembers one...

The trip overseas for Richard Witaker was difficult because so many of his fellow Marines got seasick on the 31 day...

Around 21 June 1945, the 1st Marines [Annotator's Note: 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division] were relieved by the...

Marvin Perrett was awarded the European Campaign Ribbon [Annotator's Note: Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater Ribbon]...

While approaching Wana Draw on Okinawa, George Peto noticed some movement in the brush off to his left. He realized...

Richard Witaker faced many hardships on Okinawa. Troops suffered from fatigue resulting from tension and lack of sleep...

Adolph Wilson and the 5th Marine Division assaulted Iwo Jima [Annotator's Note: on 19 February 1945]. The island was...

James Gaffney was once allowed to buy a case of beer after an announcement that there was an excess supply. Each sailor...

Clem Thrift's last combat assignment was off of Borneo. There was concern because Japanese soldiers were swimming out...

The Marines knew they would be getting into a yellow jacket's nest if they had to invade Japan. When the war ended,...

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