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Pierce, William "Bill" Luck
William Pierce reveals a lucky find of a BAR [Annotator's Note: Browning Automatic Rifle] trigger assembly with a hand...
Borne, Edwin Major James Devereux
Edwin Joseph Borne, Jr. saw that he [Annotator’s Note: then US Marine Corps Major; later Brigadier General, James...
Meyer, Lois Major Martrese Thek Ferguson, Promoted to Captain and Meeting Her Future Husband
Lois Meyer's commanding officer in Arlington, Virginia was a member of the original few [Annotator's Note: the first...
Cart, William "Bill" Majuro Atoll
William Cart and his squadron [Annotator's Note: Marine Scout Bombing Squadron 141 (VMSB-141)] were going to get on an...
Carson, Benjamin Makin Island Raid
Benjamin Carson had trained at Pearl Harbor in preparation for the raid on Makin Island. They boarded the submarines...
Colburn, George Making Friends in China
George Colburn went to China with the 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division [Annotator's Note: in September 1945]....
Dendy, Lloyd Malaria in Key West
Lloyd Dendy had been on a ship coming home when the war in Europe ended [Annotator's Note: 8 May 1945] and President...
Jackson, Arthur Malarial Tests and Being in the Military
After Arthur Jackson got back to the United States [Annotator's Note: after being wounded during the Battle of Okinawa...
Stiles, John Marine Aviation Training
John Stiles went to El Toro, California [Annotator's Note: Marine Corps Air Station El Toro] for aviation training. The...
Jackson, Earnest Marine Basic Training
The hardest part of the Marines Corps for Ernest Jackson was basic training and learning to obey orders. But it was a...
Hall, Clayton Marine Basic Training
Clayton Hall went to boot camp in San Diego [Annotator's Note: US Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego in San Diego,...
Fogg, Floyd Marine Brotherhood
Revisiting the time of his enlistment in the Marine Corps, Floyd Fogg said he signed up before he finished high school...
Stiles, John Marine Corps Boot Camp
[Annotator's Note: John Stiles went to Marine Corps boot camp training in San Diego, California.] They were given...
Pierce, William "Bill" Marine Corps Discipline
Deployment overseas for William Pierce was originally to be to Saipan. Because that battle had ended, Pierce's ship was...
Drake, Betty Marine Corps League
Betty Sue Drake [Annotator's Note: a paymaster in the US Marine Corps] was discharged after the war. She helped found a...
Williams, Bernice Marine Corps Life
Bernice Williams [Annotator's Note: in the US Marine Corps Women's Reserve at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in San...
Curley, Walter Marine Corps Officer Training
In his second year at Yale [Annotator's Note: Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut], Walter Joseph Patrick Curley...
White, Verna Marine Corps Service
While she was in boot camp, Verna White's daily routine started at five in the morning, followed by calisthenics and...
Johnson, Homer Marine Corps Service
Homer Johnson made many friends with people from the South. They taught Johnson how to treat White people. Many of the...
Pantuso, Frank Marine Corps Training
In 1943, Frank Pantuso reported to the local recruiting station on his 18th birthday and joined the Marine Corps. He...
Witaker, Richard "Dick" Marine Corps Training
Richard Witaker volunteered for the United States Marine Corps because he was impressed by his friends who had done so...
O'Keefe, Jeremiah Marine Fighter Squadron 323 (VMF-323)
Jeremiah "Jerry" O'Keefe's unit [Annotator's Note: Marine Fighter Squadron 323 (VMF-323), known as the "Death Rattlers...
Carson, Benjamin Marine Raider Training
Benjamin Carson volunteered to become a Marine Raider without even knowing what that duty entailed. He was soon...
Hammond, Jr., Robert C. Marine Service Stateside
[Annotator’s Note: Video skips throughout the segment and the audio does not sync with the video.] Robert C. Hammond Jr...
Wells, Kenneth Marine Training
In June 1944, Kenneth Dwight Wells went by train to Parris Island [Annotator's Note: Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris...
Waller, Charles Marine Training
In July 1943, Charles A. Waller joined the Marine Corps and went to boot camp. Waller was made a squad leader in...
McWilliams, Donald Marine Training to New Britain
Donald G. "Mac" McWilliams joined the Marine Corps on 17 March 1943. He trained at San Diego [Annotator's Note: US...
Snyder, Kenneth Marine Training to the Marshall Islands
Kenneth T. Snyder, Sr. got his orders in May 1943. [Annotator's Note: Someone off-camera interrupts Snyder.] Snyder had...
Kolesa, Thomas Mark 20 Radar
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Thomas Kolesa to talk about the radar he worked with.] Antiaircraft artillery...
Williams, Bernice Marrying a Marine
Bernice Williams chose the Marine Corps [Annotator's Note: US Marine Corps Women's Reserve] because she did not want...
Addison, Robert Matanikau River
Following the Battle of Bloody Ridge, Robert Addison [Annotator’s Note: with the 1st Marine Raider Battalion] was...
Stewart, Roy Maui to Nagasaki
Roy Stewart went to Maui [Annotator's Note: Maui, Hawaii after the Battle of Iwo Jima, 19 February to 26 March 1945 at...
Mc Murray, Steve McMurray’s Art of War
Retracing his steps, Steve McMurray mentioned that on the way back from Iwo Jima he did a lot of pencil portraits of...
Lucas, Jack Medal Of Honor
Jacklyn Lucas got a call from the President of the United States, Harry Truman [Annotator's Note: Harry S. Truman, 33rd...
Hecht, Lester Meeting Charles Lindbergh
Lester Hecht and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Marine Aircraft Group 32 (MAG-32)] trained pilots in Honolulu [Annotator...
Colburn, George Meeting General Graves Erskine
Father Lanigan [Annotator's Note: unable to verify identity] was almost like a father to the men, including George...

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