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Baul, Henry Overseas Deployment
After completing basic training, Henry Baul was allowed to return home for leave [Annotator's Note: an authorized...
Schmittgens, Leo Overseas Deployment
Leo William Schmittgens recalled the constant mortar [Annotator's Note: M1 81mm mortar] firing during World War 2...
Witaker, Richard "Dick" Overseas Deployment
The trip overseas for Richard Witaker was difficult because so many of his fellow Marines got seasick on the 31 day...
Scales, James Overseas Deployment
James Shelton Scales trained recruits until the middle of 1943, when he received orders to report to Camp Pendleton,...
Mc Murray, Steve Overseas Deployment
On 13 January 1944, Steve McMurray left on a troop transport ship and was amazed at the clear blue water of the Pacific...
Rosenbloom, Myers Overseas deployment
In February or March 1943, Myers Bernard Rosenbloom went to Camp Pendleton[Annotator's Note: Marine Corps Base Camp...
Heath, David Overseas Deployment and Amphibious Training
David Heath moved to San Diego [Annotator's Note: San Diego, California] and went aboard the USS President Jackson [...
Mervosh, Michael "Iron Mike" Overseas Deployment and the Battle of Kwajalein
[Annotator's Note: Michael Mervosh served in the USMC in Company C, 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine...
Pugh, Thomas Overseas Duty
Thomas Edward Pugh did not know the Bloemfontein brought American volunteers to China. He did not have duty on this...
Greason, William Overseas in the Pacific
William H. Greason faced discrimination throughout his time in the military from 1943 to 1946. Having grown up in the...
Hanson, Wilfred Overseas in the Pacific
On Pavuvu Island [Annotator's Note: Pavuvu Island, Solomon Islands], a personnel officer told Wilfred Hanson [Annotator...
Burrell, Joseph Overseas to Hawaii
[Annotator's Note: Joseph Burrell was sent overseas after nearly being court-martialed in boot camp.] Joseph Burrell...
Whitworth, Vaughan Overseas to Hawaii and Saipan
Vaughn Whitworth boarded a troop train to Norfolk, Virginia where he loaded onto the USS James O'Hara (APA-90) and...
Pantuso, Frank Overseas to Okinawa
Shortly before his 19th birthday, Frank Pantuso met Sergeant Tatonetti [Annotator's Note: no given name provided] and...
Wells, Kenneth Overseas to the Pacific
Kenneth Dwight Wells was shipped to the Pacific in November 1944 aboard the USS O.H. Ernst (AP-133) [Annotator's Note:...
Moore, Calvin Overseas to the Pacific
Calvin Moore left boot camp in September 1943. He attended his sister's funeral and returned in time to be shipped out...
Waller, Charles Overseas to the Solomon Islands
In late 1943, Charles A. Waller boarded a ship from San Diego [Annotator’s Note: San Diego, California] with 800 other...
Greason, William Overview of Life Experiences
William H. Greason was born in September 1924 in Atlanta, Georgia. The middle child of five, Greason credits his...
Banyas, Martin Pacific Combat and War's End
Martin Banyas enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1942 because he liked the fighting Marines. The first job for his ship [...
Severance, Dave Para-Marine Training, Bougainville and Iwo Jima
Dave Severance was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in July 1919. His family moved to Colorado when he was very young. He...
Mikus, John Paratrooper Training
In paratrooper training, John Mikus, Jr. was trained as infantry. They had special weapons. In boot camp, they used the...
Baul, Henry Parents
When he was discharged, Henry Baul took a taxi from North Carolina to Washington D.C. He returned home to his family,...
Clancey, Michael Parents' Marine Corps Service
Michael Clancey was born in November 1946 in Detroit, Michigan. His father joined the Marines during World War 2,...
Mitchell, George Parris Island to Arlington
George Mitchell wanted to be in the Coast Artillery, but that unit was deleted, and he was drifting from job to job. He...
Neiman, Leon Patrol in Tinian, the Atomic Bomb, and Operating Radar
Leon J. Neiman met the native populations of Tinian [Annotator's Note: Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands] numerous times...
Heath, David Patrolling Guadalcanal
[Annotator's Note: David Heath served in the Marine Corps in Company C, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine...
Pendleton, Arthur Patrols and Mosquitos on Cape Gloucester
Not a lot occurred on Cape Gloucester. Arthur Pendleton put in a lot of time on Cape Gloucester that was incredibly...
Whitman, Melvin Patrols on Okinawa
On one patrol, Melvin C. Whitman shot a big rat off a fence. The shot scared a hiding Japanese soldier and one of...
Whitman, Melvin Pavuvu
The operation on Peleliu [Annotator's Note: Peleliu Island, Palau] was supposed to be in conjunction with the offensive...
Schicker, Tom Pavuvu and Chesty Puller
The intelligence group was on Thomas Francis Schicker's outfit's [Annotator's Note: Company H, 2nd Battalion, 1st...
Durocher, Edmund Pavuvu and Night Operations
[Annotator's Note: Edmund Durocher served in the US Marine Corps as a radio telephone operator in Company H, 2nd...
Bender, Harry Pavuvu and Preparing for Okinawa
Harry Bender [Annotator's Note: after joining Company K, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division on...
Wilson, James Pavuvu to Peleliu
James Wilson got off Cape Gloucester [Annotator's Note: Cape Gloucester, New Britain, Papua New Guinea, February 1944]...
Cart, William "Bill" PBYs, Zeros, and Death
William Cart thought the PBY [Annotator's Note: Consolidated PBY Catalina flying boat] was a truck, but it was...
Williamson, Leon Pearl Harbor
Two weeks after the attack at Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 7 December...
Reavis, Carrel Pearl Harbor
Carrel Reavis was in the CCC Camp [Annotator's Note: Civilian Conservation Corps] as First Sergeant of his company in...

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