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Pomroy, Frank Amphibious Training then Deploying for Peleliu
Frank Pomroy had decided to go on a third invasion regardless of whether or not he would be sent home. The Marines drew...
Lansford, William Aola Bay and Henderson Field
William Lansford continued training while he was in Hawaii waiting for the Raiders who had carried out the raid on...
Lansford, William Aola Bay and the Long Patrol
The first of the three battles that stands out to William Lansford was at Asamana on 11 November [Annotator's Note: 11...
Schicker, Tom Arriving at Pavuvu
Thomas Francis Schicker heard that they changed course four different times [Annotator's Note: aboard the USS General...
McEnery, James Arriving on Guadalcanal
[Annotator's Note: James McEnery served in the USMC as a rifleman in Company K, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st...
Skaggs, Jack Assault on Japan
Jack Skaggs could tell the end of the war was coming by April 1945 when the 7th Fleet wiped out the shipyard in Osaka....
Bowsher, Walter Assault on Wake Island
Prior to becoming the postmaster, Walter Bowsher had manned three inch antiaircraft guns. He was familiar with those...
Nummer, Richard Assaulting Iwo Jima
While heading to the invasion of Iwo Jima, Richard Nummer's convoy of ships was joined by numerous ships at Saipan....
Hatch, Norman Assigned to Tarawa
Norman Hatch [Annotator's Note: a photographer in the 2nd Marine Division] was stationed in New Zealand. They portioned...
Drake, Betty Assignment in Washington
Betty Sue Drake [Annotator's Note: a paymaster in the US Marine Corps] was assigned to Washington [Annotator's Note:...
Hatch, Norman Assignments in Washington DC
Norman Hatch, along with a group of other servicemen, boarded a train for Washington DC on a Sunday morning. Most of...
Kolesa, Thomas Atomic Bombs
Thomas Kolesa was told to clean up his area and get everything ship shape. General MacArthur [Annotator's Note: General...
Cart, William "Bill" Atomic Bombs and Return to the United States
William Cart was on Majuro [Annotator's Note: Majuro Atoll, Marshall Islands] when he heard about the atomic bombs...
Stiles, John Atomic Bombs Dropped
[Annotator's Note: John Stiles was stationed on Okinawa, Japan with Marine Fighting Squadron 312 (VMF-312) when the...
Johnson, Burton Atomic Bombs, Chinese Communists, and Home
Burton "Burt" Johnson was with his unit [Annotator's Note: 1st Marine Division] on Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Okinawa,...
Puckett, Hubert Attack at Pearl Harbor
On 7 December 1941 [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 7 December 1941] at six o'clock in...
Jackson, Arthur Attacking a Line of Japanese Bunkers on Peleliu
The platoon leader, company commander, and the battalion weapons officer approached Arthur Jackson [Annotator's Note:...
Williamson, Leon Attacking Cruisers
The following morning, Leon Williamson was sent to attack two heavy cruisers west of Midway Island [Annotator's Note:...
Durocher, Edmund Attacks from the Air
[Annotator's Note: Edmund Durocher served in the US Marine Corps as a radio telephone operator in Company H, 2nd...
Mayer, Philip Australia to New Britain
As soon Philip Mayer got off the boat [Annotator's Note: in Melbourne, Australia], he was ordered to help extinguish a...
Hall, Clayton Australia to Peleliu
Clayton Hall and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company C, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division] got...
Marolda, Theodore Australia, New Guinea and Cape Gloucester
Theodore Marolda got rest and then trained in Melbourne, Australia [Annotator's Note: with Company A, 1st Armored...
Whitten, Sumner Aviation Training on Obsolete Aircraft
Sumner Whitten was admitted to the training program as a PFC. When it was discovered that he had a college education he...
Lucas, Jack B-roll with Conversations
[Annotator's Note: This clip starts with more footage being shot without audio, except for sporadic background talking...
Phillips, Sidney Back Home in Mobile
Sidney Philips remembers being in San Diego for two weeks [Annotators Note: after returning from his combat tour in the...
Heath, David Back in the United States and Discharge
David Heath was told the Marines could not use a man with a hole in his stomach, so he was shipped back to Camp...
Costa, Anthony Back to Civilian Life
After the war, Anthony Costa attended Junior College and Berkley [Annotator's Note: University of California at...
Mitchell, George Back to Parris Island
[Annotator's Note: George Mitchell served on the Commandant's staff in Arlington, Virginia at Headquarters Marine Corps...
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...
Houston, Jack Back Up Sugarloaf
Jack Houston and a buddy who had been cut by a bayonet stayed in their hole for a while. Houston had a buddy named Joe...
Shannahan, Claude Bad Memories from Guadalcanal
Claude Shannahan's worst memories from Guadalcanal were largely from Bloody Ridge. With the Japanese approaching from...
Killilea, Kenneth Banzai Attack on Saipan
Kenneth Killilea was climbing up a mountain on Saipan when he and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company G, 2nd...
Fogg, Floyd Baseball Success Story
Floyd Fogg is a deacon of his church, and he is thankful that God was with him on Iwo Jima, and is with him still. His...
McHardy, Arthur Basic Training
Arthur McHardy went by train from Detroit [Annotator's Note: Detroit, Michigan] to San Diego [Annotator's Note: San...
Martin, Charles Basic Training
Charles Martin did not want to be drafted into the Army. He tried to enlist in the Air Force cadet school. He passed...
Stewart, Roy Basic Training
Roy Stewart went by train to San Diego [Annotator's Note: San Diego, California after enlisting in the US Marine Corps...

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