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Reeder, John Service During the Korean War
As commanding officer of fighter squadron VMF-111 [Annotator's Note: Marine Fighter Squadron 111 (VMF-111)] in Dallas [...
Pugh, Thomas Service in the Pacific
Later on, Thomas Edward Pugh sailed through a storm. He landed in Auckland, New Zealand and was put on a truck that...
Bazet, James Service in the Pacific
The Grumman Wildcat [Annotator's Note: Grumman F4F Wildcat fighter aircraft] was a beautiful aircraft, according to...
Cole, Edgar Service In the Pacific
Edgar Cole went to communications school and finished at the head of his class. He was automatically assigned to...
Semiatin, Morris Service Overview
Morris Semiatin was born in June 1926 in Baltimore, Maryland. He knew in the late 1930s that there was war going on. He...
Campbell, John Serving as an Officer
[Annotator’s Note: Construction vehicles can be heard in the background throughout the segment, as well as someone in...
Bourgeois, Henry "Hank" Serving in World War 2, Korea and Later
Henry Bourgeois' first air to air combat was over Bougainville. When the dive bombers went into their dive, the entire...
Groel, Marilyn "Marilyn Strelow" Serving Stateside
Marilyn Strelow Groel enjoyed her boot camp experience, especially the instruction on how to salute, march, and obey...
Tatum, John Shell Shock and Japanese Fighters
There were plenty of men with shell shock [Annotator's Note: psychological disturbance caused by prolonged exposure to...
Pendleton, Arthur Shelled and Bombed on Guadalcanal
[Annotator's Note: Arthur Pendleton served in the US Marine Corps as a machine gunner in Company H, 2nd Battalion, 1st...
Brooks, Charles Edward Shipboard Life and Losing a Friend
Charles Brooks would have breakfast before dawn onboard the ship. He would then look to see his assignment for the day...
Jensen, Mervin Shipped overseas
Mervin Jensen went to advanced training at Camp Pendleton [Annotator's Note: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in San...
Mestayer, Angus Shipped overseas
One of Angus Francis Mestayer's friends was lonesome and he wanted to go home. One guy on the rifle range climbed the...
Sledge, Nevin Shipped to the Pacific
Nevin Sledge had 319 pilots in his graduating class in Corpus [Annotator’s Note: Corpus Christi, Texas]. They were...
Hatch, Norman Silver Service Medallion
The National World War II Museum awarded Marine combat cameraman Norman Hatch with the Silver Service Award for his...
Johnson, Burton Six Brothers Who Served
Burton "Burt" Johnson had five brothers in the war as well as him. Three were in the Air Corps, two in the Navy, and he...
Shannahan, Claude Some Bad Times
In Norfolk, Claude Shannahan met a WAVE [Annotator's Note: Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service] girl during...
Stevens, Kenneth Souvenirs and Dreams of Iwo Jima
Kenneth E. Stevens [Annotator's Note: with Company E, 1st Battalion, 21st Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division] did not...
Gilmore, Wayne Stateside Duty
While on a transport ship, Wayne McKinnon Gilmore was on crow's nest duty [Annotator's Note: the crow's nest is a...
Reed, Robert Stateside Flight Gone Wrong
After being assigned to a squadron [Annotator's Note: as a navigator in Marine Bombing Squadron 612 (VMB-612), a North...
McKnight, Harry Stateside Service
The first thing that happened to Harry McKnight when he reached boot camp was a haircut. He was then given a rifle and...
Rosenbloom, Myers Stationed at Saipan
Myers Bernard Rosenbloom was sent to Honolulu, Hawaii for R...
Meikrantz, Frances Stationed in Washington, D.C.
Frances Meikrantz was working in the office of the people who got the equipment. She worked for the quartermaster. They...
Sledge, Nevin Stationed on Guam
Nevin Sledge admired the SeaBees [Annotator's Note: Members of US naval construction battalions]. They did everything...
Hecht, Lester Stealing Beer in Leyte
Lester Hecht says there a couple of stories he cannot tell. [Annotator's Note: Hecht laughs.] When his ship pulled into...
Stevens, Kenneth Stock Shot Off His Rifle
One time, Kenneth E. Stevens [Annotator's Note: with Company E, 1st Battalion, 21st Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine...
Jones, Gerry Stories of Fate on Peleliu and Okinawa
Gerry Jones recalls when they [Annotator's Note: the 1st Marine Division] went to Peleliu [Annotator's Note: Peleliu,...
Lucas, Jack Stow Away to Iwo Jima
[Annotator's Note: Jacklyn Lucas stowed away on a troop train from Camp Lejeune, North Carolina to Camp Linda Vista,...
Weber, Ed Straight to the Marshall Islands
Ed Weber reported to Oceanside [Annotator's Note: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in San Diego County, California]....
Houston, Jack Sugarloaf Hill
The day after this last action there was hardly anyone left in Jack Houston's company [Annotator's Note: Company G, 2nd...
Whitworth, Vaughan Supply Man to Combat Marine
Vaughn Whitworth, like most segregated Marines, was in a Depot Company [Annotator's Note: 19th Depot Company, 7th Field...
Heath, David Surprise Attack
David Heath served on Guadalcanal for six months and ten days. He had a colonel that was sent back to Camp Lejeune [...
Curley, Walter Surrender of Japan and Occupation in China
Walter Joseph Patrick Curley Junior [Annotator's Note: with the 3rd Amphibious Corps] returned to Guam [Annotator's...
Skaggs, Jack Surrender of Wake Island
Jack Skaggs and his fellow Marines on Wake Island felt that they would be killed after capture. A World War 1 veteran...
Witaker, Richard "Dick" Survival
Richard Witaker heard the Japanese propaganda from Tokyo Rose only once. That was when he had gone to the rear for food...
Lucas, Jack Surviving Iwo Jima
Jacklyn Lucas was just asking God to save him [Annotator's Note: after being wounded by the hand grenade he jumped on...

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