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Weymouth, Ralph Invasion of Guadalcanal
Ralph Weymouth's first combat action was off Guadalcanal.
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Weymouth, Ralph Naval Academy Classmates and Sneak Attacks
In the early 1930s when the Japanese invaded Manchuria then moved into China, Ralph Weymouth’s group was being pushed ahead in the Pacific Fleet.
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Weymouth, Ralph Six Weeks of Combat on Guadalcanal
When Ralph Weymouth started flying from Guadalcanal they were originally quartered with a Seabee outfit but soon moved in with a Marine Corps dive
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Whaley, Ellis Atomic Bombs, Korea, and Home
Ellis Whaley is not sure about the timing, but either before he went to Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Battle of Okinawa, code-named Operation Ice
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Whaley, Ellis Basic Training to Okinawa
Ellis Whaley does not remember where he had basic training. He was sent to California for special training. It was a quartermaster unit.
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Whaley, Ellis Closing Thoughts
Ellis Whaley's most memorable experience from World War 2 would have to be Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Battle of Okinawa, code-named Opera
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Whaley, Ellis Going into Okinawa
Ellis Whaley spent a lot of time talking to his boys before they got off their ship [Annotator's Note: during the Battle of Okinawa, code-name
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Whaley, Ellis Okinawa Duties and Postwar Career
Ellis Whaley's training had been in engineering. He was given a transit and laid out roads and a cemetery.
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Whaley, Ellis Postwar Life and Career
Ellis Whaley was discharged as a Staff Sergeant. He did not sign up for Reserve time and it was not offered.
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Whaley, Ellis Prewar Life to Drafted
Ellis Whaley was born in Lumberport, West Virginia in December 1923. He grew up in Columbus, Ohio.
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Whaley, Ellis Training then the Philippines
Some of the men Ellis Whaley trained with were weeping about being away from home. The climate in Washington was cold.
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Wheeler, Berle Becoming a Soldier
Berle Wheeler was sent to Camp Robinson, Arkansas for 13 weeks of boot camp.