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Scales, James Iwo Jima
James Shelton Scales did not have to make the initial landing [Annotator's Note: on Iwo Jima, Japan]. He and his...
Glusing, Benjamin Applying for Officer Candidate School
On 7 December 1941, Benjamin Albert Glusing was at Camp Bowie [Annotator’s Note: in Brownwood, Texas] without an...
Nelson, Philip Invasion of Peleliu, Leyte, and Okinawa
After the invasion of Guam [Annotator's Note: the Battle of Guam, 21 July to 10 August 1944; Guam, Mariana Islands],...
Pomroy, Frank Bombarded by Battleships, Washing Machine Charlie, and Pavuvu
Frank Pomroy estimates that the Japanese battleship bombardment [Annotator's Note: on the Marine positions on...
Hammond, Robert Segregated Training and Assignment to Montford Point
Robert Hammond was sent to Great Lakes, Illinois in the dead of winter for boot camp. He was prepared for the cold, but...
Pierce, Jack Life aboard ship
Jack Pierce had a good job offer on the West Coast. He tried to get discharged there, but they would not do it. He...
Sparacino, Paul Enlistment and Nuclear Tests
Paul Sparacino was born in July 1943 in Simmesport, Louisiana. His father drove a log truck. They moved to Alexandria,...
Keller, Richard From Camp Shelby to Fiji
Richard Keller had a good friend from Alabama who was a funny guy. He received different training than Keller had...
Kelley, Archie Working for Rickover
Archie Kelley admired Rickover [Annotator's Note: US Navy Admiral Hyman G. Rickover; nicknamed Father of the Nuclear...
Cassidy, John War's End
When Japan surrendered, John Cassidy was in the Pacific off Wake Island. He thought the atomic bomb was kind of awesome...
Darling, William Combat on Peleliu
William Darling [Annotator's Note: with Company K, 3rd Battalion,1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division] was...

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