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Thomas Joseph Lemme remained in recovery in the hospital until the end of the war [Annotator's Note: he had been...

After the big battle [Annotator's Note: Battle of Surigao Strait, 24 to 25 October 1944 in Surigao Strait, Philippines...

William Pierce hated the Japanese before landing on Okinawa. Propaganda influenced his animosity. His feelings were...

When David Thomason was at Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Battle of Okinawa, codenamed Operation Iceberg, 1 April to 22...

Merle Jerome "Jerry" Pettis was on the Diligence [Annotator's Note: USS Diligence (WSC-135)] doing target practice with...

After Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Okinawa, Japan], Arthur Lee was sent to Seoul, Korea, where the American mission was...

On the USS Bon Homme Richard (CV-31), Pete Brock saw combat in the late stages of the Okinawa campaign [Annotator’s...

Fred Gemmel [Annotator's Note: a Torpedoman 2nd Class assigned to the USS Laffey (DD-724)] headed to the Philippines,...

Allen Lamm was concerned for his safety on Okinawa. He did not realize that the splatters in the water were coming from...

Socrates Dendrinelis remembers the kamikazes [Annotator's Note: Japanese suicide bombers] hitting the ships. It made a...

Walter Amoss was interested in Naval aviation but never had much interest in serving in other branches. He passed the...

Clifford Albert Hahn was on Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Okinawa, Japan] when he heard about the dropping of the atomic...

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