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William Pierce tells the story of his duty on Guam while he was training for the invasion of the Japanese home islands...

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

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

[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Vernon Tweedt to tell him about when he got to the Dachau concentration camp in...

Herman Prager was awarded the enlisted man's silver dolphin pin for submarine qualification, the Submarine Combat pin...

Warren Schmitt and his ship [Annotator's Note: the USS Savo Island (CVE-78)] participated in five invasions from...

Romus Valtin Burgin worked with a contact officer from the VA [Annotator's Note: Veterans Administration] named Frank...

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

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

Bailey feels that war should be over with. His division fought the Chinese in North Korea. Young men are fighting today...

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

John Cassidy served as an aide to an admiral during his tenure in the Pacific, and the two men got along well. Cassidy...

Oral History