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Oreck, David Postwar Life
After the war and separation from the US Army Air Forces, David Oreck did not return to college and decided to go New York to see his girlfriend.
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Oreck, David Scotch and the Father of Mark Spitz
David Oreck guesses he was on between five and ten missions as a navigator on a B-29 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-29 Superfortress very heavy b
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Oreck, David Thoughts on Circumstances of Battle
David Oreck was in Minneapolis, Minnesota when he heard of the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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Orlando, Joseph Being a Marine
Joseph Orlando knew he was a Marine immediately. In Basic Training they would be told they were better than any other squad.
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Orlando, Joseph Boot Camp and Being a Drill Instructor
Joseph Orlando enlisted as a Marine and describes Basic Training as six weeks of close-order drill and pure nonsense designed to make one miserable
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Orlando, Joseph Combat, Saipan and Being Anti-War
Joseph Orlando was assigned to Hingham Naval Ammunition Depot, Hingham, Massachusetts to be a Drill Instructor but it was only guard duty.
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Orlando, Joseph Duties on Saipan
When Joseph Orlando arrived at Saipan, part of his job was to bury the Marines that had been killed.
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Orlando, Joseph Early Life and Enlistment
Joseph Orlando was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in January 1922.
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Orlando, Joseph Friends and Enemies
Joseph Orlando had two men in his squad who had been on Guadalcanal [Annotator’s Note: Battle of Guadalcanal; Operation Watchtower].
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Orlando, Joseph Occupation Duty in Nagasaki
Joseph Orlando was assigned to duty in Nagasaki, Japan on 23 September 1945. The war had ended on 13 August.
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Orlando, Joseph Postwar Life
Joseph Orlando reads of our servicemen committing suicide and he does not understand it.
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Ornelles, Emory Becoming a Soldier
Emory Maurice Ornelles joined the Army at the Honolulu Armory [Annotator's Note: he had just witnessed Japanese planes flying over Honolulu, H