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Some of the men Ellis Whaley trained with were weeping about being away from home. The climate in Washington was cold....

Samuel Ukrop was at Guadalcanal [Annotator's Note: Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands] with John Cleveland [Annotator's Note...

Leo William Schmittgens recalled the first day on Okinawa [Annotator's Note: 1 April 1945], his regiment [Annotator's...

Arthur Jackson's first contact with the enemy on Okinawa was during a patrol. He volunteered for everything. He was...

Wilfred Hanson [Annotator's Note: with Company K, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division] was sent to...

Earl Conklin joined the 1st Marine Division [Annotator's Note: as a rifle platoon leader in Company A, 1st Battalion,...

Theodore Wessen felt the war was a large experience. It provided him with the ability to see many different places. He...

[Annotator's Note: George Peto served in the US Marine Corps in a machine gun section in 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine...

George Peto and the men of Company L, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines had a few days of rest and got new guns then moved out...

Harry Bender [Annotator's Note: after joining Company K, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division on...

Gerry Jones completed several missions with his partner, Mack [Annotator's Note: unable to verify identity], throughout...

Melvin Munch was discharged in 1946. He had volunteered to be the unit baker while on Okinawa because the traditional...

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