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In preparation for hitting the beaches, Joe Clapper said a soldier's main concern is that he has enough ammunition. He...

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

Robert Powers enjoyed World War 2 more than the Korean War. He had a reason to go in the first war and he enjoyed the...

For Charles Balaza, flights of American planes over the prison camp foretold the oncoming victory. The end was near....

[Annotator's Note: Romus Valtin "R.V." Burgin served in the United States Marine Corps as a mortar section leader in...

Artmon Arceneaux worked in construction in Oklahoma for 15 years after his military discharge. He repaired and painted...

Bailey had been walking around the ship [Annotator's Note: the ship that was taking him to the invasion of Okinawa]. He...

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

[Annotator's Note: Robert J. Ferris was pilot in Marine Torpedo Bombing Squadron 232 (VMTB-232) and took part in combat...

Curtis Brooks was aboard a transport aircraft after being liberated from the Santo Tomas Internment Camp in Manila,...

Donald Witmer recalls that toward the end of the campaign [Annotator's Note: the Okinawa Campaign], scuttlebutt had it...

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

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