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Thomas Lusco Sr. was born in Rita, Louisiana. He was raised with 14 kids in his family. He went to a Catholic school...

The older guys in the division [Annotator's Note: 1st Marine Division] went home after Peleliu [Annotator's Note:...

Photograph. U.S. General Joseph W. Stilwell walking through mud with another soldier during inspection tour of Okinawa...

Photograph. U.S. Marines riding atop a tank, some of them smiling and waving toward the camera; viewed from above....

Photograph. Four Japanese soldiers, one of whom is wounded and is being carried by his companions, walking across the...

Photograph, aerial. View of the muddy, crater-covered terrain of Okinawa. Official Caption: "Rome, 7/16/45--Okinawa...

Eugene Corson went to Okinawa [Annotator’s Note: the Battle of Okinawa, codenamed Operation Iceberg, 1 April to 22 June...

Robert Barnett was at Ulithi [Annotator's Note: Ulithi Atoll, Caroline Islands] about ten days before the invasion of...

Samuel Ukrop experienced a lot of intense training for Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Battle of Okinawa, codenamed...

Daniel J. Lawler was wounded [Annotator's Note: during the Battle of Peleliu, codenamed Operation Stalemate II; 15...

Jake Ussery and the Langley [Annotator's Note: USS Langley (CVL-27)] began to prepare for Okinawa soon after departing...

During World War 2, Douglas Holmes Blair was assigned to the USS Hampden County (LST-803) as the fire control man and...

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