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[Annotator's Note: Archibald Rackerby was wounded by friendly fire while training on Guadalcanal on 9 March 1944.]...

When activity became concentrated at Guadalcanal, they [Annotator's Note: James Morehead and the rest of the 8th...

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

Before the war, Sterling Mace played baseball and had aspirations to pitch. He pitched for the Philip Morris cigarette...

[Annotator's Note: Ralph Weymouth served in the Navy as a dive bomber pilot in Scouting Squadron 3 (VS-3) flying from...

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

Archibald Rackerby stayed in the Marine Corps after the war ended. He was not 100 percent after his injury. [Annotator'...

Frank H. O'Leary and his platoon set up on the Tenaru River [Annotator's Notes: Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands]. On the...

Edward Bale did not see any particular danger to his tanks in the second and third day of combat on Tarawa except for...

Ari Phoutrides was born in Seattle in 1925. His father was a priest who was moved around the country often.After high...

Claude Shannahan’s unit [Annotator's Note: Company A, 1st Marine Raider Battalion] was relieved and shipped to New...

Harold Buell was aboard the Saratoga [Annotator's Note: USS Saratoga (CV-3)] when she arrived at Midway following the...

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