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Wayne, William The Iwo Jima Flag Raisers
William Wayne says Bradley [Annotator's Note: US Navy Pharmacist's Mate 2nd Class John Henry Bradley, known as “Jack”...
Severance, Dave The Iwo Jima Flag Raisers and Rebuilding His Battalion
Dave Severance recalls some of the Japanese soldiers continuing to fight against the Army relief units and some even...
Witaker, Richard "Dick" The Japanese
Richard Witaker distrusted both civilians and soldiers on the Japanese held island of Okinawa. He once had to remove a...
Wells, Kenneth The Japanese Soldier and Okinawans
When he was on the front line, Kenneth Dwight Wells saw people, Japanese soldiers and Okinawan civilians alike, as a...
Houston, Jack The Knoll
[Annotator's Note: Jack Houston served in the US Marine Corps as a rifleman in 3rd Platoon, Company G, 2nd Battalion,...
Scales, James The Korean War
The Korean War [Annotator's Note: 1950 through 1953] broke out in June 1950 and James Shelton Scales did not realize he...
Dendy, Lloyd The Korean War and Parting Thoughts
Lloyd Dendy met the toughest guy ever in Korea. He had been hit in the cheek by shrapnel and lost a lot of his teeth....
Stewart, Roy The Last Days on Iwo Jima
Roy Stewart's unit [Annotator's Note: 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division] got word that there would be a...
Jensen, Mervin The Long Trip Home
Mervin Jensen was ready for discharge. They were unloading a ship that had oxygen cylinders on it. They were used for...
Bale, Edward The M4 Sherman Tank
Edward Bale operated the M4 Medium Tank [Annotator's Note: also known as the Sherman] during World War 2 except when he...
Guidone, Frank The Matanikau
[Annotators Note: Frank Guidone served in the US Marine Corps as a member of the 1st Marine Raider Battalion.]Guidone...
West, Gerald L. The Matanikau and Leaving Guadalcanal
Gerald West walked back two miles to the main camp and Edson [Annotator's Note: USMC Colonel, later Major General,...
Wayne, William The Men at Iwo Jima
William Wayne says that Iwo Jima, Japan is shaped like a shoe. The part he was on was deep, thick, volcanic ash that...
Evensen, Janice The Munitions Plant
Janice Evenson was shown how to do her job. [Annotator’s Note: Evenson worked at a munitions plant]. She looked at a...
Little, Keith The Navajo Code
[Annotator's Note: This interview is conducted with a group of Navajo veterans present, many of whom can be heard off-...
Tso, Samuel The Navajo Code
[Annotator's Note: This interview is conducted with a group of Navajo veterans present, many of whom answer questions...
Little, Keith The Navajo Code on the Battlefield
[Annotator's Note: This interview is conducted with a group of Navajo veterans present, many of whom answer questions...
Tso, Samuel The Navajo Code on the Battlefield
[Annotator's Note: This interview is conducted with a group of Navajo veterans present, many of whom answer questions...
Reed, Robert The Pacific
Robert Frederick Reed's squadron [Annotator's Note: Marine Bombing Squadron 612 (VMB-612)] did training dropping...
Darling, William The Point at Peleliu
William Darling [Annotator's Note: with Company K, 3rd Battalion,1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division] was on the...
Salerno, James The Raiders Disbanded
After Bougainville, James Salerno and the Raiders went to New Zealand for some R...
Schicker, Tom The Rifle Range
Thomas Francis Schicker's boot camp training was excellent. After four weeks, they went to Camp Matthews [Annotator's...
Jones, Gerry The Role of a Marine Scout
Gerry Jones had joined the Marine Scout and Sniper Company, which was different than the Marine Raiders as he explains...
Whitten, Sumner The SB2U Vindicator and Flying Anti-Submarine Patrols From Midway
[Annotator's Note: Sumner Whitten served in the USMC as a pilot flying Vought SB2U-3 Vindicator dive bomber with Marine...
Harrell, Edgar The Sinking of USS Indianapolis (CA-35)
Edgar Harrell was born in October 1924 in Cadiz, Kentucky. He was 18 when he joined the United States Marine Corps in...
Young, James The Tribulations of Boot Camp
James Franklin Young was sent to Parris Island [Annotator's Note: Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island in Beaufort...
Cole, Edgar The Trip to Camp Lejeune
After receiving his draft notice, Edgar Cole went down on the appointed day and time. He was standing in a big room...
Phillips, Sidney The Troopship to Guadalcanal
Sidney Philips remembers the trip overseas as sitting around the boat chewing fingernails. Life aboard a troopship is...
Shannahan, Claude The UAW
Claude Shannahan lives in Harrison Township. He draws a pension from Chrysler but worries how long that will last with...
Pendleton, Arthur The VA, Joking Around and Food
Arthur Pendleton never claimed his injuries. The system is incredibly wrong. It can be different. Pendleton did ask for...
Moore, Calvin The War Ends
Calvin Moore was on Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Okinawa, Japan] when the Japanese surrendered. They were running bets...
Stevens, Kenneth The War Ends
Kenneth E. Stevens heard the war was over when they [Annotator's Note: Company E, 1st Battalion, 21st Marine Regiment,...
McWilliams, Donald The War Ends
Donald G. "Mac" McWilliams was on Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Okinawa, Japan] when they dropped the atomic bomb [...
Sutcliffe, Albert The War Ends
Albert G. Sutcliffe was taken from the Battle of Iwo Jima [Annotator's Note: Battle of Iwo Jima, 19 February to 26...

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