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In Iceland, Keith Renstrom took and passed the test for corporal. When he got back to San Diego, he took the test for...

Kenneth Killilea left the United States and sailed with the 4th Marine Division to Roi-Namur in the Kwajalein Islands...

Joseph Orlando was assigned to Hingham Naval Ammunition Depot, Hingham, Massachusetts to be a Drill Instructor but it...

William Currier's first seagoing engagement was aboard the USS Hall (DD-583) as part of a task group that escorted...

Robert Riddle was assigned to the Merchant Marine ship SS Typhoon, transporting supplies and soldiers throughout the...

Norris Gwin was based on Midway Island in early January 1944. His squadron [Annotator's Note: Marine Scout Bombing...

Harold G. Cowart trained on an M1 rifle [Annotator's Note: .30 caliber M1 semi-automatic rifle, also known as the M1...

When the war with Germany ended, Richard Ryan hoped he would be sent home. He had a one year old son he had not yet...

Norris Gwin and the ground crews had to support 88 pilots and gunners for the aircraft missions. In between...

Alfred Rodrigues wanted to be an engineer in the Navy. He found that the engine room was very hot and he passed out in...

Dale Peterson volunteered for the Navy and was sent for training at the Farragut Naval Training Center in Idaho. He...

Edward E. Boyles remembered that before they set off for Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands, there was a big meeting...

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