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Witaker, Richard "Dick" Survival
Richard Witaker heard the Japanese propaganda from Tokyo Rose only once. That was when he had gone to the rear for food.
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Witaker, Richard "Dick" Terrain and Weather on Okinawa
Richard Witaker experienced much the same climate on Okinawa as he knew at home.
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Witaker, Richard "Dick" The Japanese
Richard Witaker distrusted both civilians and soldiers on the Japanese held island of Okinawa.
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Witaker, Richard "Dick" War Production
Richard Witaker recognizes the valuable role played by the American home front in winning the war.
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Witaker, Richard "Dick" War's End
Richard Witaker felt hatred for the Japanese before the assault of Okinawa.
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Witmer, Donald Combat off Okinawa and the USS Twiggs (DD-591) Being Disabled
The USS Twiggs (DD-591), according to Donald Witmer, was then assigned to Roger Peter 2, a radar picket station, which came under heavy aerial bomb
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Witmer, Donald Early Life and Enlistment
Donald Witmer was born an only child in September 1924 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
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Witmer, Donald Invasions of Leyte, Iwo Jima and Okinawa
Donald Witmer said the Japanese decided on a last-gasp attempt at interrupting the invasion of Leyte with three prongs of attack: through the Surig
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Witmer, Donald Overseas Deployment and Combat Operations in the Pacific
After Pearl Harbor, Donald Witmer's next destination was Eniwetok Atoll.
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Witmer, Donald Rescue, Recovery and Postwar Career
Donald Witmer didn't know what his fate would be.
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Witmer, Donald Torpedoed, Sunk and Adrift at Sea
Donald Witmer recalls that toward the end of the campaign [Annotator's Note: the Okinawa Campaign], scuttlebutt had it that the USS Twiggs (DD
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Witmer, Donald Training and Assignment
After boot camp, Donald Witmer was designated for torpedo school, which was not among his choices for assignment.