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Hatch, Norman Entrance into Service
Norman Hatch graduated from high school in Gloucester, Massachusetts in 1938. The Depression [Annotator's Note: Great...
Dawson, Ruffin Entrance into Service
Ruffin Walker Dawson was born in Saint Francisville, Louisiana in 1924 [Annotator's Note: November 1924]. He grew up on...
Goyette, Donald Entrance Into Service
After his brother was drafted into the infantry, Donald F. Goyette was accompanied by his parents when he went off for...
Paris, Thomas Entrance into Service
Thomas Paris was born in Nashville, Tennessee in May 1926. He had one sister. His father was a salesman for Remington....
Goldsborough, William Entrance Into Service and Deployment
When William Goldsborough turned 18 in January 1944, he registered for the draft, and was allowed to finish out his...
Bruce, Charles Entrance into the Service
Charles Bruce was 17 years old when he drove a truck for work. He got a ticket for speeding. He had to pay 20 dollars....
Labauve, Marion Entrance into the Service
Marion Labauve was born in February 1924 in Plaquemine, Louisiana. He was in the depression [Annotator's Note: the...
Weber, Ed Entrance Into the Service and Postwar
Ed Weber went into the service on 5 December 1942 and went to the San Diego Marine Corps base [Annotator's Note: Marine...
Lopez, Lionel Equipment and Rations
Lionel Lopez had an M1 [Annotator's Note: .30 caliber M1 semi-automatic rifle, also known as the M1 Garand]. He had a...
Schweitzer, Philip Equipment and the Los Banos Raid
In addition to his weapon, Philip Schweitzer carried two pouches. Because of his rank as a sergeant, Schweitzer carried...
Damberg, Wanda Escape Attempt and Executions
Wanda Damberg and her fellow internees witnessed three young men from their group attempt an escape [Annotator’s Note:...
Kelley, Archie Escaping Death
The USS West Virginia (BB-48) was raised from the bottom of Pearl Harbor. Archie Kelley was there during part of that...
Rinas, Bruno Escaping the Bataan Death March
Bruno S. Rinas remained in Mariveles [Annotator's Note: Mariveles, Luzon, Philippines] for a day before being marched...
Leibold, William Escaping the USS Tang (SS-306)
When on the P-34 ship that pulled them out of the ocean, William Leibold and the other survivors of the Tang [Annotator...
Malta, Samuel Escorting Military Dead
Samuel Malta was based in Brooklyn New York as a military escort for the war dead. It was rough duty. He had to sign...
Brannon, Mark Escorting Tankers, Combat Upgrades and Accidental Discharge
After a trip to Guantanamo Bay [Annotator's Note: Guantanamo Bay, Cuba] and back in the newly commissioned USS Hutchins...
Winnier, Lawrence Ethnic Identity and Issues
The Japanese were treated wrongly and were put into concentration camps [Annotator's Note: forced relocation and...
Lawler, Daniel Eugene Sledge
Daniel J. Lawler [Annotator's Note: serving with Company K, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division in...
Grieves, Billy Eulogies, Tokyo Rose, and the Legacy of the Submarine Service
Billy Grieves talks about the eulogies he gives for friends who have passed away. He has officiated a number of...
Meader, Byron Europe Experience
Byron Herbert Meader was sent to Camp Shelby, Mississippi and assigned to Headquarters, 271st Infantry Regiment [...
Hanson, Wilfred Evacuated from Peleliu
Hunt [Annotator's Note: US Marine Corps Captain George P. Hunt] saw Wilfred Hanson's [Annotator's Note: with Company K...
Stewart, Frank Evacuated to the United States and Reunions
Harold Horseman was the historian for the Guadalcanal veterans. Horseman wrote about the same area and about the same...
Carson, Benjamin Evacuating Makin Island
Benjamin Carson found that evacuating Makin Island was far more difficult that arriving there. The tide worked against...
Bollich, James Evacuating to Bataan and POW Experiences
James Bollich had just gotten back from the movies when he heard about the attack at Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note:...
Durocher, Edmund Evacuation and Rehab in Melbourne
Edmund Durocher landed on Guadalcanal weighing 156 pounds and left weighing 126. He had no socks because they had...
Pendleton, Arthur Evacuation Home, Discharge and Veteran Benefits
Arthur Pendleton does not recall to much more about Cape Gloucester. There was nothing pleasant about it and he was...
Hayashi, Nobuo Events Leading Up to War
Nobuo Hayashi was born in April 1932 and was raised in Nishinomiya, Japan. Growing up in his early youth, he remembered...
Rosenbaum, James Events on Okinawa
James Stewart Rosenbaum worked with two Navajo Code Talkers [Annotator's Note: also called Diné code talkers, one group...
Watson, Harry Evolution of Submarine Warfare
Harry Watson said that when the war started, the submarines were used merely as a scouting force. They would get...
Arend, Aloysius "Al" Experience in the Philippines
Without any time to become acquainted with anyone, Aloysius "Al" Arend was put on a ship bound for combat in the...
Jarvis, Robert Experience on Luzon
After resting in Australia, Robert Jarvis’ regiment [Annotator’s Note: 534th Engineer Boat and Shore Regiment, 4th...
Amrod, Paul Experience on Okinawa
Paul Amrod arrived on the southern beaches of Okinawa to aggressive Japanese artillery fire. There was still heavy...
Schilling, Ira Experience on Saipan
When Ira Schilling and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company B, 1st Battalion, 18th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division...
Jones, Gerry Experienced Veteran
Gerry Jones completed several missions with his partner, Mack [Annotator's Note: unable to verify identity], throughout...
McLain, Cecil Experiences Across the Pacific
Cecil Ezell McLain was aboard the battleship [Annotator's Note: USS Tennessee (BB-43)] when it bombarded and took Kiska...
Bowsher, Walter Experiences During the Korean War
Walter Bowsher was at Pusan and then Inchon during the Korean War. He was told to report to a warrant officer for duty...

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