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Young, James Battle of the Tenaru River
James Franklin Young was with his mortar unit [Annotator's Note: Company H, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st...
Pendleton, Arthur Battle of the Tenaru River
[Annotator's Note: Arthur Pendleton served in the US Marine Corps as a machine gunner in Company H, 2nd Battalion, 1st...
Mervosh, Michael "Iron Mike" Battle of Tinian
[Annotator's Note: Michael Mervosh served in the USMC in Company C, 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine...
Cowart, Harold Battle of Tinian and Rest on Maui
[Annotator's Note: A person off screen interjects throughout the interview.] Harold G. Cowart and the 25th Marines [...
Haslauer, Warren Battle of Vella Lavella
Warren J. Haslauer served in several different units. He started off in 6th Marine Regiment [Annotator's Note: 6th...
Yusen, Jack Battle Off Samar
The next morning, Jack Yusen was heading down to get some food when the call to battle stations came over the intercom...
Rose, Olaf "Olly" Battle on a PT Boat
Sometimes when the PT boat [Annotator's Note: patrol torpedo boat] that Olaf Rose served on [Annotator's Note: PT-171,...
Bird, Henry Battle on Saipan
After Tarawa [Annotator's Note: Battle of Tarawa, 20 to 23 November 1943 at Tarawa Atoll, Gilbert Islands], Henry James...
Beaman, William Battle Record of the USS Flasher (SS-249)
One memorable experience that came to mind for William Beaman was when his submarine, the USS Flasher (SS-249), sank...
Paret, Peter Battle Scars
As Peter Paret's battalion [Annotator's Note: 1st Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 6th Infantry Division] moved down...
Ignatius, Paul Battles of Leyte Gulf and Lingayen Gulf
Upon completing his training, Paul Ignatius was assigned to Composite Squadron 80 (VC-80) aboard the USS Manila Bay (...
Horton, Alan Battleship Quartermaster, Bombarding Attu and Leaving the USS Nevada (BB-36)
Allen Horton reported aboard the USS Nevada (BB-36), and a fellow Princeton acquaintance helped him settle into...
Connelly, James Beach Landings
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks James Connelly if any memories stand out in particular for him.] They ate C...
Goss, Samuel "S. Richard Goss" Becoming a Boat Officer
Samuel Goss had no idea that he would become a boat officer. Before he graduated as an ensign [Annotator's Note: lowest...
Wulf, Lawrence Becoming a Bomber Pilot
Lawrence Wulf enlisted in the US Army Air Force. He was sent to Victory Field in Vernon, Texas. His instructor was...
Rosenzweig, Abraham Becoming a Coast Guardsman
Abraham Rosenzweig joined the US Coast Guard in October [Annotator’s Note: of 1942] and left in January 1943. His...
Wolf Guts, Clarence Becoming A Code Talker
[Annotator's Note: The interview begins with Clarence Wolf Guts already in conversation with the interviewer]. After...
Cart, William "Bill" Becoming a Dive-Bomber Pilot
[Annotator's Note: William Cart graduated flight training then was sent to Naval Auxiliary Air Station Miramar, in San...
Amsden, Ben Becoming a Fighter Ace
Benjamin Clark Amsden [Annotator's Note: a Grumman F6F Hellcat fighter pilot with Fighting Squadron 22 (VF-22) aboard...
Guillory, Lloyd Becoming a Fighter Pilot
Lloyd Guillory and the other new pilots were told that they would initially train in P-40s [Annotator's Note: Curtiss P...
Hanley, Fiske Becoming a Flight Engineer
Fiske Hanley II was selected to go to flight engineer school after basic training because of his college degree in...
Kawamoto, Yukio Becoming a Japanese Language Specialist
Yukio Kawamoto was born in Berkeley, California in November 1919. He was drafted into the Army from the University of...
Bowsher, Walter Becoming a Marine
Walter Bowsher joined the Marines and went to boot camp in San Diego. He attended sea school there and then was...
Jackson, Arthur Becoming a Marine
Arthur Jackson had been influenced by Marine pilots and wanted to fly. At the recruiting office he took the aviation...
Nummer, Richard Becoming a Marine
Richard Nummer entered service in November 1943 at 17 years old. He went to San Diego for boot camp. That was his first...
Killilea, Kenneth Becoming a Marine
Kenneth Killilea received his Marine Corps boot camp training at Parris Island. The moment he stepped off the bus upon...
Carson, Benjamin Becoming a Marine
Benjamin Carson was born in February 1923 on a farm in Ottawa Township, Minnesota. Shortly afterward, his family moved...
Pugh, Thomas Becoming a Marine
Thomas Edward Pugh was sent to the Marine Recruit Depot for boot camp in San Diego, California. He was woken up early...
Smith, Carrol Becoming a Marine
Carrol Smith served in the Marine Corps in 1943 and 1944. He was deployed overseas in short order. The bombs were...
Villarrubia, Forrest Becoming a Marine
Forrest Villarrubia volunteered for the Marines the day after his high school graduation. His mother would not sign for...
McKnight, Harry Becoming a Marine
Harry McKnight learned how to follow orders in boot camp. It helped him in battle. He was in good shape because he was...
Wheeler, James Becoming a Marine
James L. Wheeler was born in Los Angeles, California, in February 1926. His father was a dairy man, and his mother was...
Borne, Edwin Becoming a Marine
At the time of Edwin Joseph Borne, Jr. 's enlistment [Annotator's Note: in the United States Marine Corps in December...
Goss, Thomas Becoming A Marine
Thomas Goss was born in 1921 in Yonkers, New York but grew up in Long Island [Annotator’s Note: Long Island, New York...
Culp, Oscar Becoming a Marine
Oscar Culp was born in May 1925 in Charlotte, North Carolina. As a young African-American, he saw some of the biases...
Franklin, Ralph Becoming a Marine
Ralph C. Franklin did not pass his first physical for the Marine Corps because he was underweight. He ate bananas and...

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