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Eugene Henry Gierka was born in August 1924 in Albany, New York. His parents came from Poland. His father ran a butcher...

On Iwo Jima [Annotator's Note: with the 5th Marine Division during the Battle of Iwo Jima, 19 February to 26 March 1945...

Edward O. Wood, Senior was assigned to the submarine tender, USS Holland (AS-3), as a replacement radio man. Their main...

Henrietta Harkness was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in October 1918. Her father was a foreman at the Bethlehem Steel...

On 5 June [Annotator's Note: 5 June 1944], Arthur Levine [Annotator's Note: 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st...

On 6 May 1945, Robert Boeke was told to stay in Mörsdorf [Annotator's Note: Mörsdorf, Germany]. They [Annotator's Note...

Lynward Joseph "Buddy" or "Bud" Adams was a Navy Armed Guard and guarded US Merchant Marine ships during World War 2....

Philemon Andrews Saint Amant went to Washington [Annotator's Note: Washington, D.C.] and then went over to Africa [...

John Finn enlisted in the Navy in July 1926 and went directly into three months' training in San Diego, California....

From the New Hebrides, Charles Davis said they [Annotator's Note: the USS Helena (CL-50)] proceeded with two aircraft...

On 13 December 1944, Ben Skardon was among about 1,600 prisoners from Bilibid Prison who were marched down to a dock...

Stewart Bass was excited and nervous to fly his first combat mission. He soon calmed down, followed his training and...

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