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Boutwell, George War’s End and Occupation in Japan
[Annotator’s Note: Can hear ringing from interviewee’s hearing aid throughout segment.] George N. Boutwell [Annotator’s...
Pope, Everett War’s End and Postwar Life
[Annotator’s Note: The interview is outside, so there is background noise throughout this clip.] After his mission on...
Jackson, Earnest We Are Able
Ernest Jackson feels that his group [Annotator's Note: the African-American Marines at Montford Point Camp in...
Pierce, William "Bill" Weapons
William Pierce never fired a rifle until he was in the Marine Corps. He became a marksman and then an expert rifleman....
Twigger, William Weapons and Officers
The first weapon William J. Twigger had when he entered the Marine Corps was the Springfield rifle [Annotator's Note: ....
Pierce, William "Bill" Weapons Company
William Pierce was assigned to Weapons Company, 29th Regiment [Annotator's Note: Weapons Company, 29th Marine Regiment...
Schilling, Ira West Loch Disaster
After the battle ended, Ira Schilling and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company L, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment,...
Lucas, Jack What is a Hero
If Jacklyn Lucas's father had been alive, he would not have allowed him to go off to the service because he could...
Lucas, Jack What the Medal of Honor Means
Jacklyn Lucas goes around the country on speaking tours. He wears his medal [Annotator's Note: the Medal of Honor; the...
Hatch, Norman Winning an Oscar
Norman Hatch departed Tarawa after the battle concluded and went to Hawaii with the 8th Marine Regiment. The US Army...
Wayne, William With The Wounded
William Wayne ran into a corpsman who was sitting with a guy who was wounded in the stomach. Wayne told them they could...
Dendy, Lloyd Woodlark Island Bombings
Lloyd Dendy stayed in Australia about two months [Annotator's Note: April to June 1943]. He did a lot of night training...
Ratliff, Rob Roy Working for the CIA in Southeast Asia
Rob Roy Ratliff was discharged from the Marine Corps and then used the G.I. Bill to attend American University in...
Wayne, William Worst Experiences
William Wayne has two bad memories of Iwo [Annotator's Note: Iwo Jima, Japan]. The first was going across open land and...
Twigger, William Wounded and Recovery
William J. Twigger saw very little fighting at Sugar Loaf [Annotator's Note: The Battle of Sugar Loaf Hill, 12 May to...
Wilson, James Wounded at Guadalcanal
James Wilson landed in Wellington, New Zealand [Annotator's Note: on 11 July 1942] and it was cold and raining. They [...
Hall, Clayton Wounded at Peleliu then Home
Clayton Hall and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company C, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division] were...
Rackerby, Archibald "Archie" Wounded by Friendly Fire
Archibald Rackerby was training to go to Guam [Annotator's Note: Guam, Mariana Islands] after Bougainville [Annotator's...
Famularo, Salvatore Wounded in Action
Salvatore Famularo was at the Amphitheater [Annotator’s Note: a terrain feature on Iwo Jima, Japan] which was a big...
Wayne, William Wounded on Day Three
On his second day on Iwo Jima, Japan, William Wayne and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company E, 2nd Battalion, 28th...
Lewis, Roger Wounded on Guam
Roger A. Lewis went to Guadalcanal [Annotator's Note: Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands] for training. Then they [Annotator'...
Gubish, Charles Wounded on Iwo
Charles Gubish managed to have some fun when he had time off. There was a food bank [Annotator's Note: during the...
Wells, Kenneth Wounded on Okinawa
On 11 June 1945, Kenneth Dwight Wells and his company [Annotator's Note: Company F, 2nd Battalion, 29th Marine Regiment...
Martin, Charles Wounded on Okinawa
Charles Martin remembers that the new tanks had 75 mm howitzers on them. Martin and a friend learned how to swim...
Bender, Harry Wounded on Okinawa
Harry Bender [Annotator's Note: an assistant BAR man, or Browning Automatic Rifleman, with Company K, 3rd Battalion,...
Johnson, Burton Wounded on Okinawa
Burton "Burt" Johnson was on Pavuvu [Annotator's Note: Pavuvu, Russell Islands with the 1st Marine Division]. He never...
Hanson, Wilfred Wounded on Okinawa
Wilfred Hanson [Annotator's Note: with Company K, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division] was sent to...
Clapper, Joe Wounded on Peleliu
On the way to Peleliu, Joe Clapper's transport pulled into Ulithi, where he saw a small carrier with a hole in it big...
Hall, Clayton Wounded on Peleliu
Clayton Hall was pinned down [Annotator's Note: with Company C, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division...
Lansford, William Wrapping Up Guadalcanal and Heading to New Caledonia
William Lansford took part in the Long Patrol with the 2nd Marine Raider Battalion on Guadalcanal. Most of the time he...
Goodrich, James Wrapping up Guadalcanal and the Cost of Taking Tarawa
James Goodrich and his buddy dug a foxhole. His buddy put a big branch across the top of the hole. Later that night...
'2nd Marine Division Cemetery Tinian Island. Marine Corps in 1945
Aerial view down on 2nd Marine Division cemetery on Tinian Island. Official caption:'"2nd Marine Division Cemetery...
1st Marine Division cemetery on Okinawa in 1945
1st Marine Division cemetery on Okinawa. Official caption:'"1st Marine Division Cemetery on Okinawa. Marine Corps Photo...
22nd Marine Regiment cemetery on Eniwetok Island at night in 1945
22nd Marine Regiment cemetery on Eniwetok Island at night. Official caption: "22nd Marine Regiment cemetery on Eniwetok...
2nd Marine Division cemetery on Tarawa circa 1944-45
2nd Marine Division cemetery on Tarawa. Official caption:'"One of Tarawa's 37 cemeteries for 2nd Division dead. Marine...

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