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Braddock, William Iwo Jima
William Braddock landed in the first wave on Iwo Jima. Resistance was light at first. As the men advanced through the...
Mervosh, Michael "Iron Mike" Iwo Jima
Saipan was a bigger island then Tinian so it required a different kind of fight. After Tinian, Michael Mervosh felt...
Pryor, Frank Iwo Jima
Frank Pryor was well supplied on Iwo Jima. The SeaBees [Annotator's Note: members of US naval construction battalions]...
Bath, Garland Iwo Jima
Garland Bath and his outfit [Annotator's Note: 483rd Antiaircraft Automatic Weapons Battalion] were attached to the 5th...
Semiatin, Morris Iwo Jima
Morris Semiatin volunteered for the Marine Corps [Annotator's Note: in 1944]. His brother was serving in the Army in...
Westbrook, James Iwo Jima
James Roland Westbrook [Annotator's Note: of Company F, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division]...
Wilson, Adolph Iwo Jima
Adolph Wilson and the 5th Marine Division assaulted Iwo Jima [Annotator's Note: on 19 February 1945]. The island was...
Eads, Arthur Iwo Jima and Occupation Duty
On 19 February 1945, Arthur L. Eads [Annotator's Note: as a first class shipfitter for the 133rd Naval Construction...
Babbits, Oliver Iwo Jima and Postwar
Oliver Donald Anthony Babbits was still on the ship when the Marines on Iwo Jima [Annotator's Note: Iwo Jima, Japan]...
Pritchard, James Iwo Jima and War's End
James H. "Jim" Pritchard was sent to Saipan [Annotator's Note: Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands] after it had been...
Smith, Thomas Iwo Jima to War's End
Thomas J. Smith, Junior was sent back to Maui [Annotator's Note: Maui, Hawaii] which was their [Annotator's Note:...
Hall, William Japanese Assault on Midway
William Hall heard a Japanese bomber fly a scouting mission over Midway Island. The squadron [Annotator's Note: Marine...
Rinas, Bruno Japanese Attack
Bruno S. Rinas was stationed at Iba Field [Annotator's Note: Iba Airfield, Luzon, Philippines] when he heard about the...
McMullen, Milton Japanese Attack on the Philippines
Milton L. McMullen, Sr. heard about the attack at Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor,...
Borne, Edwin Japanese Doctor Ozeki
Edwin Joseph Borne, Jr. met Dr. Ozeki [Annotator's Note: Dr. Shigeyoshi Ozeki was a Japanese veteran of the Battle of...
Howland, Gilbert Japanese Elephant Supply Train
[Annotator's Note: There is audio feedback noise throughout this clip.] When the fighting in Walawbum [Annotator's Note...
Skaggs, Jack Japanese Landings on Wake Island
Jack Skaggs was on Wake Island on 23 December 1941 when the Japanese launched their amphibious invasion of the island....
Tweedt, Vernon T. Japanese-American Soldiers
Vernon Tweedt does not recall where he was when a trainload of people came through the town. They were packed like...
Trindal, Wesley Joining Company F
[Annotators Note: Wesley Trindal served in the US Army as a rifleman in Company F, 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry...
Yatsu, Lawrence Joining the 442nd Regimental Combat Team
Lawrence Yatsu went to Fort Meade, Maryland when he left Camp Blanding. From there they went overseas on a troopship....
Aldous, Robert Joining the 90th Bombardment Group
Robert G. Aldous flew from Canton Island [Annotator's Note: Canton Island, Phoenix Islands, Republic of Kiribati] to...
Cohn, Marthe Joining the French Army
Marthe Cohn was able to make a living until she joined the Army [Annotator's Note: First French Army in November 1944...
Duck, Cecil Joining the Navy
Cecil N. Duck was born in August 1925 in Bay Minnette, Alabama, and when he was six years old, his family moved to...
Billingsley, James Jump Training to Luzon
James Billingsley was at Fort Benning [Annotator's Note: Fort Benning, Georgia] in an area called The Frying Pan. The...
Spector, Samuel "Sam" Kachin Troops
Samuel Spector thought the Kachin people were diverse. They were from various areas. Some were very smart and others...
Van der Pool, Ivan Kasserine Pass and El Guettar
Kasserine Pass [Annotator's Note: Battle of Kasserine Pass] was the one time Ivan Van der Pool was told to fix his...
Dumas, Floyd Killing a German and Being an Escaped POW
After Sicily, Floyd Dumas went to Salerno. The fighting there was not much different than it had been in Sicily except...
Moskin, Alan Killing Germans and Losing Friends
Alan Moskin was a scout. Scouts go in ahead of the outfit to make sure the outfit does not get ambushed. Two men are...
Sasser, Joseph Landing at Massacre Bay
Joseph H. Sasser Junior was riding in his friend's father's car when he heard over the car radio about the attack on...
Sakato, George Landing in Italy then Invading Southern France
The 442nd Regimental Combat Team and 100th Battalion [Annotator's Note: 100th Infantry Battalion] came together in...
Evans, Donald Landing in Normandy
Donald Evans [Annotator's Note: and the 66th Armored Regiment, 2nd Armored Division] went ashore [Annotator's Note: at...
Stewart, Frank Landing on Guadalcanal and Setting Up Guns on the Tenaru River
Frank Stewart stopped to see one of his brothers in Oklahoma on his way to Boston when he returned to the United States...
Ricks, Howard Landing on Iwo Jima
Howard Ricks returned to Maui after the Battle of Tinian. Comfort levels had improved at that Marine base compared to...
Stewart, Roy Landing on Iwo Jima
In 1944, Roy Stewart was shipped out with the 24th Marine Regiment, although he was not attached to that regiment. They...
Hatch, Norman Landing on Iwo Jima
Norman Hatch [Annotator's Note: a photographer in the 5th Marine Division] stopped in Saipan [Annotator's Note: Saipan...
Twigger, William Landing on Okinawa
William J. Twigger [Annotator's Note: and Company F, 2nd Battalion, 29th Marine Regiment, 6th Marine Division] came...

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