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Judd, Robert Additional Comments and Reflections
Having participated in several amphibious landings as a combat swimmer, Robert Judd discusses that after their initial...
Epperson, William Anzio
William Epperson and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company D, 1st Battalion, 179th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry...
Smith, Louis Attacking Mount Suribachi
When Louis Smith's transport ship [Annotator's Note: USS Knox (APA-46)] arrived, among a mass of other ships, at Iwo...
Mervosh, Michael "Iron Mike" Battle of Saipan
Fortunately, the boat Michael Mervosh was in did not get hit [Annotator's Note: by Japanese artillery fire during the...
Tillery, Allen From Pearl Harbor to Kwajalein
In early January [Annotator's Note: January 1944] Allen Tillery went to Linda Vista where he boarded the USS Manila Bay...
Smith, Louis Introduction to Combat
Louis Smith recalled that he was inducted 26 February 1943, wounded on Iwo Jima 26 February 1945, and quit smoking...
Stefanelli, Anthony Invasion of Mainland Italy, Monte Cassino and Anzio
After the assault on Salerno, Sicily, Anthony Stefanelli and his unit [Annotator's Note: 36th Engineer Combat Regiment...
Brooks, Curtis Japanese Occupation of Manila
Curtis Brooks was living in Manila when the Japanese on landed on Luzon, Philippines. The first landings were on Aparri...
Killilea, Kenneth Kwajalein
Kenneth Killilea left the United States and sailed with the 4th Marine Division to Roi-Namur in the Kwajalein Islands...
Pierce, William "Bill" Landing on Okinawa
William Pierce had steak and eggs before boarding the Higgins Boat [Annotator's Note: Landing Craft Vehicle, Personnel...
Mace, Sterling Landing on Peleliu
Sterling Mace had various individuals in his platoon for the assault on Peleliu. There was Jim McEnery, the platoon...
Harper, Douglas Reassignment to Okinawa
Douglas Harper went to Port Hueneme, California and was assigned to an ACORN unit. [Annotator's Note: ACORN is an...
Wickersham, Obie Recollections
His recollections were called back to the river crossing where Obie Wickersham lost his friend. To get to the river,...
Killilea, Kenneth Saipan and Tinian
Kenneth Killilea and the 4th Marine Division left Maui to invade the Japanese island of Saipan. It was a disaster from...
Stefanelli, Anthony Sicily Actions
In Algeria, Anthony Stefanelli and his unit [Annotator's Note: 36th Engineer Combat Regiment] trained on new amphibious...
West, Gerald L. Tulagi and the Battle of Savo Island
When he set sail, Gerald West had never heard of Guadalcanal. He didn't learn about it until he was about to attack it...