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Thomas Joseph Lemme remained in recovery in the hospital until the end of the war [Annotator's Note: he had been...

When the war ended, Wallace McKay was sent to Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Okinawa, Japan], where he worked in a beach...

Michael Clancey deployed from the United States on Saint Patrick's Day of 1967. His parents lived near Camp Pendleton [...

In Busan, South Korea, the USS Hulbert [Annotator’s Note: USS Hulbert (DD-342)] was waiting for Charles Dragich [...

James D. Comeaux’s most memorable experience of World War 2 was watching the massacre of U.S. troops on Okinawa [...

Paul Harless was assigned to the USS John Rodgers (DD-574) as a boatswain’s mate second class. One of the last...

Louis Burg [Annotator's Note: a second lieutenant in Company G, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine...

Allen Lamm was concerned for his safety on Okinawa. He did not realize that the splatters in the water were coming from...

Harry Bender was discharged from the Marine Corps in June 1946. His friend, William "Bill" Laden [Annotator's Note: US...

Jacqueline Bishop was extremely excited when the war ended. She was 15 years old. She remembers it was VJ-Day [...

Stewart Bass was excited and nervous to fly his first combat mission. He soon calmed down, followed his training and...

Charles “Chuck” Franzke’s orders were changed after the Japanese surrendered [Annotator’s Note: announced 15 August...

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