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Louis J. Armentaro was drafted even though he wanted to go prove himself. They told him he was underweight and would...

Before going out on duty at Picket Station Number 1 the men of the Laffey saw all sorts of damage to ships while docked...

Kenneth Theis reached Pearl Harbor and discovered that he was to be the Supply and Disbursement Officer on the USS...

The morning that the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 7...

Warren J. Haslauer [Annotator's Note: with Company M, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division] was...

John Burr was on watch and he could spot anything on watch at night. He wanted to be on his watch at least five minutes...

When William Lansford and the other members of the 2nd Marine Raider Battalion were in New Zealand he was walking down...

Olaf Rose became acquainted with, and courted, his future wife by mail from the Pacific. When he came home on a 30 day...

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

Father Lanigan [Annotator's Note: unable to verify identity] was almost like a father to the men, including George...

Monroe Scherer was shipped from Saipan to Guam [Annotator's Note: both in the Mariana Islands] for a few days before...

[Annotator's Note: Person offscreen interjects throughout the interview]. Harold G. Cowart and his unit headed to Maui...

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