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When Warren Schmitt returned from Okinawa, he had to be sent to San Diego for hospitalization. By the time he recovered...

Albert Reale thought the Japanese were miserable people, and seeing the surviving soldiers from Okinawa reinforced his...

Richard Bennett mentioned that one incident stands out as a proud moment. Out of the 15 PT boats in the squadron [...

The B-29s carrying the second atomic bomb were overhead circling Yawata. The crew of the B-29 carrying the bomb was...

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

The air raid sirens that would warn the ships of incoming kamikazes kept the men up day and night. Psychologically it...

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

Jimmie Dyer entered the service in March 1944 after making a deal with his mother to finish high school. He was sworn...

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

Robert Oplinger never had issues other than sunburn from being in the water during his time as a frogman. Some of the...

After Arthur Jackson got back to the United States [Annotator's Note: after being wounded during the Battle of Okinawa...

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

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