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Wells, Raymond Coming Home
Raymond Wells was moved to another hospital. While there his wisdom teeth were taken out and he contracted malaria...
Burgin, Romus "R.V." Discharge and Going Home
After the Battle of Peleliu, Burgin was one of four men from the 5th Marine Regiment to be considered for a field...
Leibold, William Home and Hospitals
William Leibold spoke to his wife Grace for the first time in years while he was in Oakland. She wanted to visit but he...
Shaw, Roger Leaving the SS George Gayle
Roger Shaw arrived in Bahia, Brazil aboard the SS . He had met some associates previously in Bahia, but he discovered...
Higgins, Richard Peleliu and Malaria
Richard Higgins was not on Bloody Nose Ridge but he was close it. Another man Higgins had great respect for was Red...
Pomroy, Frank Segment 1
Pomroy begins the interview by talking about the living conditions on Guadalcanal. Living conditions were as basic as...
Weber, Rosemarie Segment 1
Weber was born in Saint Paul's Catholic Hospital in the Intramuros, the walled city in Manila, in the Philippines on 9...
Leisey, Alvin Segment 1
Leisey was born in Birdsboro, Pennsylvania May 10th, 1923. He moved to Honey Brook, Pennsylvania where he ended up...
Brooks, Howard Segment 11
In the hospital they were treated very nice and given so much food that they couldn't eat it all. There was also...
Smith,James "Horse Collar" Segment 13
After the war, James Smith had a hard time adjusting to civilian life. He got a job before he was even discharged from...
Gravois, F.D. Segment 2
Gravois had had plenty of amphibious landing training. He also had a lot of combat training in boot camp. He did a lot...
Tenney, Lester Segment 2
Tenney's first contact with the Japanese was on the morning of the 10th [Annotator’s Note: April 10, 1942] in a bivouac...
Rosendahl, Robert Segment 2
Robert Rosendahl’s squadron was stationed at a gunnery school at a small airstrip when the on the west coast of Luzon....
Greer, Richard Segment 2
After basic training Richard Greer and the other Marines from his boot camp class went to Norfolk, Virginia where they...
Rackley, Clifford Segment 2
Rackley was sent to Kearney, Nebraska for reassignment where he was given the keys to a brand new B-17 [Annotator’s...
Jackson, Arthur Segment 3
[Annotator's Note: Arthur Jackson served in the US Marine Corps as an automatic rifleman in Company I, 3rd Battalion,...
Tenney, Lester Segment 3
Those with dysentery didn't live very long. Dehydration, lack of food, lack of water, the sickness, it was awful....
Rosendahl, Robert Segment 3
When Robert Rosendahl and his fellow survivors were told to destroy their weapons they threw them all out into the bay...
Kawamoto, Yukio Segment 3
Yukio Kawamoto was able to witness the battle. The division headquarters was protected but it was not far from the...
Deen, Braswell Segment 3
They would get up at four in the morning on Pavavu. They were in King (K) Co. 3-1 [Annotator’s Note: K Company, 3rd...
Ehlers, Walter Segment 3
After the war ended in Africa they continued training in the desert. The men were given passes to go into Tunisia but...
Weber, Rosemarie Segment 3
After being liberated [Annotator’s Note: from Santo Tomas prison camp] people were allowed to return to the United...
Goodrich, James Segment 3
James Goodrich thinks that people had a greater hatred for the Japanese than the Germans in America. He credits hearing...
Lazarick, Len Segment 4
The bunkers were made of coconut logs placed over a deep hole with mud placed on the top of the logs [Annotator’s Note...
Jackson, Arthur Segment 4
Most of the combat they [Annotators Note: Arthur Jackson and his fellow Marines of Company I, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine...
Gravois, F.D. Segment 4
Another frightening experience Gravois had was during the Battle of the Matanikau River. For the battle they [Annotator...
Weber, Rosemarie Segment 4
When Weber finished high school, she met a priest named Father John. Father John suggested that she look up his brother...
Goodrich, James Segment 4
James Goodrich and his buddy dug a foxhole. His buddy put a big branch across the top of the hole. Later that night...
Kaylor, Emmett Segment 5
Kaylor's time at basic training was his first time in the South where they talked a little different. Their northern...
Weber, Rosemarie Segment 5
One thing that gave the prisoners hope was when the American planes would fly over and drop pamphlets telling them that...
Brooks, Howard Segment 6
The Japanese kept the Americans and British in separate groups until they started working on the railroad.The food was...
DeMers, William G. Segment 6
Prior to landing in New Guinea DeMers' unit was never given any jungle training. In Australia they were trained how to...
Greer, Richard Segment 6
Richard Greer thought very highly of the navy medical personnel who worked with them. The pharmacist’s mates were...
Hopkins, Lewis Segment 6
As they went out, they saw a lone destroyer or possibly a light cruiser. They went to find the carrier but they did not...
Brooks, Howard Segment 7
The men got up before daylight and took their mess kits and lined up for some soup. Then they immediately lined up in...
Gravois, F.D. Segment 7
Gravois didn't get any sleep during the 2 nights he was on Tarawa. The Japanese tried to infiltrate their lines, but...

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