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Wessen, Theodore Early Life
Theodore Warren Wessen was born in May 1925 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His father, uncle and two other men ran an antique furniture shop.
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Wessen, Theodore Minesweeper Operations
Theodore Wessen served on a modern minesweeper [Annotator's Note: USS Pirate (AM-275)] which was fitted with gear to repel magnetic mines.
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Wessen, Theodore Postwar
Theodore Wessen and the USS Pirate (AM-257) performed minesweeping operations off Korea and then went to Sasebo, Japan for occupation duty.
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Wessen, Theodore Reflections
Theodore Wessen felt the war was a large experience. It provided him with the ability to see many different places.
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West, Gerald L. Early Life and Pearl Harbor
Gerald V. West was born in Glens Falls, New York in October 1919.
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West, Gerald L. End of the War and Post-War Life
Gerald West spent 1944 in an OSS [Annotator's Note: Office of Strategic Services, the pre-runner of the CIA] training camp.
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West, Gerald L. Joining the Raiders
The Marine Raiders formed from Gerald West's old battalion, the 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment. The Raiders were all volunteers.
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West, Gerald L. Landing on Guadalcanal
Gerald West was transported from Tulagi to Guadalcanal aboard the USS Colhoun (APD-2).
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West, Gerald L. New Georgia
After recuperating, Gerald West left for New Georgia.
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West, Gerald L. Reflections
Gerald West didn't think often of the Raiders after the war.
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West, Gerald L. The Battle of Bloody Ridge
Gerald West returned to the United States and went to a camp on Catalina island. There, the Marine Corps was training swimmers for D-Day.
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West, Gerald L. The Matanikau and Leaving Guadalcanal
Gerald West walked back two miles to the main camp and Edson [Annotator's Note: USMC Colonel, later Major General, Merritt A.