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Hall, Clayton Wounded on Peleliu
Clayton Hall was pinned down [Annotator's Note: with Company C, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division...
Johnson, Malcolm Wounded on Wake Island
Malcolm Johnson was a civilian contractor working on the airfield at Wake Island when the Japanese tried to land troops...
Forcinella, Frank Wounded Three Times
Frank Forcinella got hit crossing a river in Luxembourg [Annotator's Note: 7 February 1945 near Echternach, Luxembourg...
Anschau, Martin Wounded, Recovery then War’s End
Martin J. Anschau and his outfit crossed an open field [Annotator’s Note: in Belgium with the 290th Infantry Regiment,...
Angst, Lawrence Wounds and Suicides
The first thing that Lawrence Angst would do if he came to a soldier missing a limb was try to stop the bleeding. He...
Davis, Jack Wrapping up the War
Jack Davis and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company D, 1st Battalion, 10th Infantry Regiment, 5th Infantry Division]...
Roy, William Yorktown's Damage from Coral Sea
[Annotator's Note: William Roy was aboard the USS Yorktown (CV-5) and worked as the ship's photographer as she returned...
Simons, F.M. Young People at War
F.M. Richard Simons' worst memories are of the cold and the fear of falling asleep in his foxhole. They had wire with...
Symons, John Yunnanyi, China
John Symons was in Karachi, India and assigned to the 25th Fighter Squadron [Annotator's Note: 25th Fighter Squadron,...

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