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Sakato, George Landing in Italy then Invading Southern France
The 442nd Regimental Combat Team and 100th Battalion [Annotator's Note: 100th Infantry Battalion] came together in Naples and that is when Geo
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Sakato, George Rescuing the Lost Battalion and Getting the Medal of Honor
George Sakato had to go and rescue the Lost Battalion [Annotator's Note: elements of the 1st Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, 36th Infantry
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Sakato, George Returning to Hill 617 After the War
George Sakato would hear different things while out on patrols.
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Sakato, George The Medal of Honor
During the actions that led to George Sakato receiving the Medal of Honor, he wondered what he was doing here and why he had volunteered.
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Sakato, George Wanting to Fly and the Use of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team
George Sakato discusses a Vietnam veteran that edits and tapes oral histories.
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Salerno, James Bougainville and Guadalcanal
James Salerno cannot remember a lot of things that happened during the war.
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Salerno, James Guadalcanal
James Salerno stayed in San Diego for about four or five months.
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Salerno, James Iwo Jima
As they neared Iwo Jima, James Salerno and the others were told that it would not take more than a week to take the island.
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Salerno, James Joining the Raiders
James Salerno was born in Summit, New Jersey, in 1918. Before the war he worked as a clerk in a store.
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Salerno, James Leaving the Military
During the war James Salerno did not like the Japanese and had nothing nice to say about them.
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Salerno, James Reflections
James Salerno believes that World War 2 made him a better person. It made him feel lucky to be alive. He feels like it was a rebirth of sorts.
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Salerno, James The Raiders Disbanded
After Bougainville, James Salerno and the Raiders went to New Zealand for some R&R [Annotator's Note: rest and recuperation or relaxation]