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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...

Albert G. Sutcliffe and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company F, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division...

Robert Judd was born in September 1920 in Oak Park, Illinois. The third of four children, he had twin older brothers...

Howard Ricks and the 4th Marine Division completed the battle of Roi-Namur in a few days. Many of the casualties were...

Ed Weber reported to Oceanside [Annotator's Note: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in San Diego County, California]....

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