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Judge Gordon Thompson recalled preparing for the invasion of mainland Japan in the Leyte Gulf, Philippines. He recalled...

Lester Shapiro could have stayed in the service and been a Warrant Officer. He was discharged at Fort Dix [Annotator's...

Theodore Vallas was born in March 1921 in a small town in Idaho [Annotator's Note: Pocatello, Idaho]. His father died...

By 21 March [Annotator's Note: 21 March 1945], the American forces were getting close so John Mock and his fellow...

Donald F. Goyette spent time on Iwo Jima [Annotator's note: Iwo Jima, Japan]. When the Marines were preparing to invade...

Different people handle combat in different ways. Richard Willett had a cousin who was a deeply religious family man...

Dr. Norman Francis did not follow the war closely. He devoted his time to school and sports. His parents had said to...

Robert Templet wanted to attend college after his service, but he married and had children and his plans changed. He...

Bernard Hillenbrand does not recall too much of when he landed on Omaha Beach [Annotator's Note: D-Day; the Allied...

[Annotator’s Note: The interviewer asks William Sturman if the Navy changed between World War 2 and the Korean War.]...

Gerald Auerbach's most memorable experience of Word War 2 was the first incendiary raid over Tokyo [Annotator's Note:...

Ellis Whaley's training had been in engineering. He was given a transit and laid out roads and a cemetery. He had some...

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