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Ralph C. Franklin did not pass his first physical for the Marine Corps because he was underweight. He ate bananas and...

Mack was born in his grandparents home. He lived there as an infant. When he got a little older his parents moved to a...

Nevin Sledge wanted to be a Marine pilot, but he had to go through Navy aviation school. He went to the Navy and was...

Ernest Jackson feels it is important for children to learn about World War 2. Each war is different. World War 2 was...

James Franklin Young was born in Toledo, Ohio in June 1921. He grew up with one older brother. His mother and father...

Mervin Jensen wanted to get back home to civilian life. He was running up the ladder and he was pulling himself along...

James Wilson's World War 2 record starts in the summer of 1941. He and his oldest brother out of seven children were in...

Willie Roy Hebert had no trouble adjusting to civilian life. He was in the ROTC [Annotator's Note: Reserve Officer...

Being in a hole with Jimmy Grimes when he got shot through the head, and Harrington got his belly split open stands out...

Ralph C. Franklin went to Guadalcanal [Annotator's Note: Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands] before the division [Annotator's...

Mack graduated from high school June 1st, 1943. He entered the United States Navy on July 13th, 1943 and was discharged...

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