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Lucas, Jack Returns to Iwo Jima
Jacklyn Lucas returned to Iwo Jima [Annotator's Note: Iwo Jima, Japan] in 1985. He has been back there three times and...
Tarrant, Eugene Reunion Groups, Discrimination and Reflections
They [Annotator's Note: Eugene Tarrant and the other officers of the USS San Francisco Veterans Association] decided to...
Stewart, Roy Reunions
Roy Stewart thinks about Iwo Jima every day [Annotator's Note: he was with the 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine...
Yusen, Jack Reunions
Jack Yusen ran into Bud Comet one day in Seattle. The Navy was launching the USS Copeland (FFG-25). Comet found Yusen...
Whitten, Sumner Reunions and Quality Crewmen
Sumner Whitten is proud to have survived the Battle of Midway. A few years ago he was contacted about Battle of Midway...
Hyland, Everett Reunions and Ship Morale
[Annotator's Note: Everett Hyland served in the Navy as a radio operator on the USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) and was aboard...
Rogers, Wilbur Rewards and Accolades
Wilbur Rogers laughs at remembering the reward for picking up a downed pilot: ice cream. For each man a ship picked up...
Allen, James Richard O'Kane
[Annotator's Note: James Allen served in the Navy as a Fireman 2nd Class in the submarine service and was aboard the...
Barrick, Calvin Richard O'Kane
Calvin Barrick thinks that Dick O'Kane [Annotator's Note: US Navy Rear Admiral Richard H. O'Kane was the commanding...
Mc Murray, Steve Roi-Namur and Recovering in Hawaii
When he went into combat for the first time, Steve McMurray said he, like everyone else, was scared. When he came upon...
Snyder, Kenneth Roi-Namur, Okinawa, and Home
Kenneth T. Snyder, Sr. arrived on Kwajalein [Annotator's Note: Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands] and was met by a...
Snyder, Kenneth Roosevelt and Truman
Everything Kenneth T. Snyder, Sr. learned as an officer in the Marine Corps prepared him for the rest of his life. [...
Wayne, William Roosevelt Dies and Japan Surrenders
William Wayne got out of the hospital and was in the Marine Transit Center in Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: Pearl...
Borders, Charles "Wes" Roosevelt, Truman, and Home
Charles Wesley Borders heard about Roosevelt's [Annotator's Note: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd President of the...
Harris, Rufus ROTC to Commissioned Officer
Rufus Harris signed up for Navy ROTC [Annotator's Note: Reserve Officer Training Corps] because his dad anticipated the...
Kough, Edward Rough Childhood to Air Force Pilot
[Annotator's Note: Ed Kough refers to a paper for dates and holds it up in front of his face throughout the segment.]...
Shaw, Roger Round Trip Run to Australia
Roger Shaw was 22 years old when he returned to the United States. When he got back to the United States, he went up...
Brooks, Leonard Rounded Up by the Japanese
Leonard Brooks and his family continued to have bible studies and prayer meetings every day while waiting to find out...
Roy, William Roy's Films of the USS Yorktown (CV-5) at Midway
[Annotator's Note: William Roy reviews a series of motion pictures clips he captured during the Battle of Midway in...
Crosby, Thomas Rules and Restrictions for Living in Santo Tomas
Thomas Crosby described the internee committee for the internment camp [Annotator's Notes: the Santo Tomas Internment...
Andrus, Ernest Running for a Cause
Running is in Ernest "Ernie" Andrus' nature. He has been a runner most of his life. He ran his first 200 mile relay...
Pratt, Robert Running Supplies
[Annotator's Note: Audio popping sounds can be heard throughout this segment.] Robert W. "RW" Pratt, assigned as the...
Greene, Whayland Rural Life to Army Life
[Annotator's Note: Video pauses frequently throughout segment.] Whayland Harvel Greene was born in February 1925 in...
Morris, Joe Rural Life to Marine Corps
Joe Morris was born in Daisy, Georgia in September 1925. Two years later, he and his family moved to Jacksonville [...
Pike, Henry Russell Islands
Henry Quinton Pike was part of the 3rd Raider Battalion [Annotator's Note: 3rd Marine Raider Battalion] which invaded...
Wicklund, John Sailing for Leyte
On 28 August [Annotator's Note: 28 August 1944], LST-1047 [Annotator's Note: Landing Ship, Tank], the ship to which...
Carawan, Chris Saint-Nazaire and Advancing into Germany
As they moved into Germany, Chris Carawan remembered one battle when a man was shot and fell across the top of his...
Holleman, Louis Saipan
[Annotator's Note: There is a lot of background noise throughout this clip.] Malcolm Louis Holleman was in the infantry...
Moore, Hilar Saipan
Hilar Moore sailed from San Diego [Annotator's Note: San Diego, California] to Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: Pearl...
Bale, Edward Saipan
Edward Bale witnessed the pre-landing bombardment of Saipan. The Navy had learned from previous experiences. The...
Alair, Gene Saipan
Gene Alair was aboard the USS Astoria (CA-34) during the battle of Guadalcanal. Saipan was a big operation [Annotator’s...
Draxler, Donald Saipan
In March or April [Annotator's Note: March or April 1944], Donald Draxler returned to Schofield Barracks [Annotator's...
Campisano, Frank Saipan
Frank Campisano's trip to the Pacific was uneventful. He joined the 2nd Marine Division on Saipan [Annotator's Note:...
Scales, James Saipan and a Memorial Service on Iwo Jima
James Shelton Scales was the battalion executive officer of the 1st Battalion [Annotator's Note: 1st Battalion, 23...
Barnhart, Clyde Saipan and Iwo Jima
Clyde Barnhart [Annotator's Note: a mechanic serving on Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands with the 883rd Bombardment...

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