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Willis, Meade Moving through France
Meade Willis dug a foxhole, which was always the first thing he did when he arrived somewhere.
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Willis, Meade Prewar, Enlistment, and Deployment
Meade Willis was born in Plaucheville, Louisiana.
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Willis, Meade War's End
Meade Willis was at Dachau [Annotator's Note: serving with the 103rd Infantry Division which liberated Dachau concentration camp complex near
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Wilson, Adolph Becoming a Marine
Adolph Wilson arrived in San Diego for Marine training after three days of travel on a train from New Orleans.
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Wilson, Adolph Bougainville then Back to the United States
Adolph Wilson fought through some of the worse jungles on Bougainville. It had everything imaginable. It rained every day.
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Wilson, Adolph Early Life
Adolph Wilson was born in Oakdale, Louisiana in 1922. Before the war, his father was in the coffee business.
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Wilson, Adolph Final Thoughts
Adolph Wilson thinks The National WWII Museum is great. It shows appreciation for the veterans who served in the war.
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Wilson, Adolph Iwo Jima
Adolph Wilson and the 5th Marine Division assaulted Iwo Jima [Annotator's Note: on 19 February 1945].
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Wilson, Adolph Joining the 5th Marine Division
After returning stateside, Adolph Wilson and a group of Marines drove from San Diego to Shreveport. They stopped at numerous bars along the way.
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Wilson, Adolph New Caledonia and Choiseul
Adolph Wilson and his battalion of the Marine Paratroopers arrived in Noumea, New Caledonia.
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Wilson, Adolph Occupation Duty then Returning Home
Adolph Wilson and his outfit sailed back to Hawaii after Iwo Jima.
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Wilson, Adolph Reflections on Combat in the Pacific
Adolph Wilson was in college when he heard about Pearl Harbor. At 18 years old, he was playing football and running track.