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

Prior to shipping out, Sammy Ray's professor and advisor from Louisiana State University, Doctor Lowry, put him in...

Bailey continued on. After he passed Naha [Annotators Note: May 1945, Naha, Okinawa] he encountered civilians for the...

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

Leo William Schmittgens remembered after all the firing ceased [Annotator's Note: after a firefight during the Battle...

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

[Annotator's Note: A woman interrupts interview throughout this segment.] Andrew Petrus returned home [Annotator's Note...

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

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

Rollins Rosenzweig continued to fly missions over Okinawa after the attack on the Japanese battleship Yamato. Missions...

While off Okinawa, the USS Wisconsin [Annotator’s Note: USS Wisconsin BB-64] picked up some British POWs, which were...

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

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