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Lansford, William Ambushing the Japanese with the Help of the Solomon Islanders
William Lansford served as a machine gunner in the weapons platoon of Company E, 2nd Marine Raider Battalion on...
Lansford, William Aola Bay and Henderson Field
William Lansford continued training while he was in Hawaii waiting for the Raiders who had carried out the raid on...
Lansford, William Aola Bay and the Long Patrol
The first of the three battles that stands out to William Lansford was at Asamana on 11 November [Annotator's Note: 11...
Villars, Robert Armed Guard Training
Robert Villars received his boot camp training in San Diego. He nearly got into trouble for pilfering a lemon pie...
Villars, Robert Atlantic Convoys
Robert Villars was assigned to the SS Grant Wood which was built in Jacksonville, Florida. After the shakedown cruise,...
Patton, Grant Attacking U-boats
Grant Patton would spot u-boats [Annotator's Note: German submarines] when they were on the surface. If they went into...
Levy, Stanley Becoming a Cryptographer
On 7 December 1941, Stanley "Stan" Levy was sitting on the floor of the family home reading the newspaper and listening...
Jackson, Wilbur Becoming a Sailor
Wilbur Lee Jackson did his Navy boot camp training in San Diego [Annotator’s Note: San Diego, California]. He had to...
Cushman, Gene Berlin Airlift
Gene M. Gene M. Cushman flew cargo planes into Templehof during the Berlin Air Lift [Annotator's Note: Allied military...
Dannehl, Robert Breaking the German Code
Robert Dannehl was playing softball with friends on a Sunday morning, and then came home where his mother and siblings...
Engmann, Larry Breakout of War
Larry Engmann was born in February 1925 and grew up in Chicago, Illinois. He was one of six children. However, he lost...
Wellington, Harold Changing Branch of Service
Harold Wellington thinks there would not have been a war effort without the Merchant Marines. They would not have had...
Dannehl, Robert Childhood in Iroquois
Robert Dannehl was born in Iroquois County, Illinois in September 1926. He was the ninth child of 11 children. He knew...
Patton, Grant D-Day
Grant Patton remembers the convoy would not stop. One ship might stop to pick up survivors. While he was flying, they...
Jackson, Wilbur Early Life
Wilbur Lee Jackson was born in Temple, Texas in December 1919. Life was great for him prior to the war. He played golf...
Villars, Robert Early Life
Robert Villars was born in New Orleans, Louisiana in January 1925. His father held his job as a clerk throughout the...
Lansford, William Early Life, Joining the Marines and Service in Iceland
William Douglas Lansford was born in 1922 in Los Angeles. His father was an Anglo from Texas and his mother was a...
Villars, Robert End of War
Robert Villars sailed through the Straits of Magellan after leaving Montevideo, Uruguay. He saw the local inhabitants...
Patton, Grant Entrance into Service
Grant Patton had an amateur radio license. He joined the Naval Reserve Radio Network. He volunteered as a Navy radioman...
Wellington, Harold Entrance into Service
Harold Wellington remembers Pearl Harbor was attacked on a Sunday [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on Pearl...
Patton, Grant Flying Patrols in Iceland
Grant Patton would pick up the convoy off of Greenland [Annotator’s Note: he was stationed in Iceland] and they would...
Lansford, William General Alan Shapley Takes Command and Bougainville
When William Lansford and the other members of the 2nd Marine Raider Battalion were in New Zealand he was walking down...
Lansford, William Goofy Things in Combat, Being Wounded and Occupation Duty
To William Lansford, all campaigns had goofy things happen. The first time he went out by himself he had been warned of...
Black, Louis Great Depression to the Air Corps
Louis Black was born in Chicago, Illinois in December 1923. He grew up with one sister. His father was a jazz musician...
Lansford, William Guadalcanal and the Makin Island Raid
The first chance William Lansford and the 2nd Marine Raider Battalion had [Annotator's Note: to fight the Japanese] was...
Black, Louis Guarding the Panama Canal
Louis Black was assigned to the 28th Fighter Squadron known as the “Watchdogs of the Isthmus”. The duty in Panama was...
Engmann, Larry In the Navy
Larry Engmann received his draft notice and reported to a warehouse in Chicago [Annotator’s Note: Chicago, Illinois]...
Lindsey, James Korean War Air Force Service
In September 1947, James T. Lindsey enlisted in the US Army Air Forces to become a pilot. Because of his background in...
Lansford, William Landing on Iwo Jima and the Death of John Basilone
Basilone [Annotator's Note: Medal of Honor recipient John Basilone] and his guys went ashore in the third wave. William...
Lansford, William Leading Patrols on Iwo Jima
William Lansford was attached to the 27th Regiment [Annotator's Note: Regimental Headquarters, 27th Marine Regiment,...
Villars, Robert Liberty Ships
Robert Villars noted that the crews on some of the Liberty ships [Annotator's Note: a class of quickly produced cargo...
Lindsey, James Life as a Merchant Marine
James T. Lindsey served with the Merchant Marines [Annotator’s Note: on the SS Percy E. Foxworth] during World War 2....
Dannehl, Robert Life on a Ship
Robert Dannehl had further trained in Portland, Maine where he became an operator of a high frequency direction finder...
Karpay, Irwin Life on Board Ship
I. J. Karpay enjoyed being an Armed Guard [Annotator's Note: US Navy Armed Guard] on a merchant ship [Annotator's Note...
Villars, Robert Lourenço Marques and Montevideo
Robert Villars and his merchant ship pulled into the neutral port of Lourenço Marques. [Annotator's Note: Lourenço...
Villars, Robert Mediterranean and Indian Ocean Action
Robert Villars' third voyage was through the South Atlantic and the Straits of Gibraltar. Entering the Mediterranean,...

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