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Robert Riddle went to San Pedro, California for boot camp. He was excited to see the ocean for the first time, and...

Before going to Guam, Robert Powers and the four Marine Raider battalions were put into one regular unit, the 4th...

Gerald West returned to the United States and went to a camp on Catalina island. There, the Marine Corps was training...

Gene Alair was aboard the USS Astoria (CA-34) during the battle of Guadalcanal. Saipan was a big operation [Annotator’s...

Paul J. Frisco served aboard the USS Cushing (DD-797) during the ship's entire wartime cruise. The ship was the fourth...

When Jack Houston arrived off Okinawa he was not as afraid as he should have been. In the hours before they left the...

Frank Pomroy had decided to go on a third invasion regardless of whether or not he would be sent home. The Marines drew...

Robert A. Addison was born in Akron, Ohio on 7 December 1922. The family moved several times but settled down in...

Charles T. Edwards was returning to his station from Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii] when he had...

George Ingram describes the USS Niagara (AGP-1) as a converted yacht, and at the time he was assigned it was tied up...

For Paul Hilliard, The National WWII Museum obtaining an SBD [Annotators Note: Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber] is a...

Robert Riddle was assigned to the Merchant Marine ship SS Typhoon, transporting supplies and soldiers throughout the...

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