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Wolyn, Monroe Mission Gone Wrong
Monroe S. Wolyn remembers that they went north instead of south on this mission. They headed across the North Sea.
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Wolyn, Monroe Plane Crash
Monroe S. Wolyn ended up flat on the floor of the plane. He heard a loud bang. He could not move. The wing had blown off.
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Wolyn, Monroe Prisoner of War
Monroe S. Wolyn was shown the railroad tickets. They went from Berlin to Frankfurt [Annotator’s Note: Berlin and Frankfurt, Germany].
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Wolyn, Monroe Returning Home
Monroe S. Wolyn remembers everyone was happy to be liberated.
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Womack, Charles L. "Red" After the War
Charles Womack and every other Marine on the island were fully aware that they were headed for Japan after the fighting on Okinawa ended but he did
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Womack, Charles L. "Red" Back to Pavuvu
The barracks Charles Womack and the other Marines stayed in when they were on Pavuvu the first time were still there and Womack was able to reclaim
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Womack, Charles L. "Red" Fighting on Okinawa
Charles Womack saw many civilians on Okinawa. The civilians would bow as the Marines passed by them.
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Womack, Charles L. "Red" First Combat
Charles Womack shipped out from San Diego. He does not remember what he thought about as he left the United States.
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Womack, Charles L. "Red" Invasion of Peleliu
For the invasion of Peleliu, Charles Womack and the other Marines transferred off the ship into amtracs [Annotator's Note: amtrac and alligato
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Womack, Charles L. "Red" Joining the Marine Corps and Training
Charles Womack was born in October 1922 and grew up in McComb, Mississippi. His parents were divorced and his father moved out to the west coast.
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Womack, Charles L. "Red" Okinawa and Peleliu
When Charles Womack and the other Marines in his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company M, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division]
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Womack, Charles L. "Red" Peleliu and Flamethrowers
Charles Womack remembers that the bunkers and emplacements were often different from one to the next.