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Richard Witaker heard the Japanese propaganda from Tokyo Rose only once. That was when he had gone to the rear for food...

Samuel Ukrop experienced a lot of intense training for Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Battle of Okinawa, codenamed...

Richard Jaccarino and his platoon [Annotator's Note: 2nd Platoon, Company F, 2nd Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 7th...

Asked how he got a Japanese flag, Holly Rees said that nearly every enemy soldier carried one folded up on top of the...

Okinawa is something of a blur in Romus Burgin's mind. Unlike New Britain and Peleliu, battles from which he can...

Captain Hunt [Annotator's Note: US Marine Corps Captain George P. Hunt] was no longer in command of K Company [...

George A. Damiano recalls that the local population [Annotator's Note: on Okinawa, Japan] was happy to have the...

George Peto served in the 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division. He spent 32 months overseas and...

Harry Bender [Annotator's Note: an assistant BAR man, or Browning Automatic Rifleman, with Company K, 3rd Battalion,...

Ervin Lloyd Rasmussen was in Manila [Annotator's Note: Manila, Luzon, Philippines aboard the USS Butte (APA-68)]...

Melvin Munch stopped at Guam en route to Okinawa. He was concerned about the requirements of going into a war zone. He...

Pete Brock and his twin brother enlisted in the Navy together on 27 April 1944 and were called to active duty on 6 June...

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