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Johnson, Malcolm Wounded on Wake Island
Malcolm Johnson was a civilian contractor working on the airfield at Wake Island when the Japanese tried to land troops...
Forcinella, Frank Wounded Three Times
Frank Forcinella got hit crossing a river in Luxembourg [Annotator's Note: 7 February 1945 near Echternach, Luxembourg...
Anschau, Martin Wounded, Recovery then War’s End
Martin J. Anschau and his outfit crossed an open field [Annotator’s Note: in Belgium with the 290th Infantry Regiment,...
Maresca, Frank W. Wounds
Two days before Frank Maresca's last day in combat, he and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company F, 2nd Battalion, 289th...
Lansford, William Wrapping Up Guadalcanal and Heading to New Caledonia
William Lansford took part in the Long Patrol with the 2nd Marine Raider Battalion on Guadalcanal. Most of the time he...
Goodrich, James Wrapping up Guadalcanal and the Cost of Taking Tarawa
James Goodrich and his buddy dug a foxhole. His buddy put a big branch across the top of the hole. Later that night...
Davis, Jack Wrapping up the War
Jack Davis and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company D, 1st Battalion, 10th Infantry Regiment, 5th Infantry Division]...
Roy, William Yorktown Damage Control Photographs
[Annotator's Note: William Roy reviews a series of photographs he captured during the Battle of Midway in June 1942. He...
Roy, William Yorktown Photographs from the Battle of Midway
[Annotator's Note: William Roy reviews a series of photographs he captured during the Battle of Midway in June 1942. He...
Roy, William Yorktown's Damage from Coral Sea
[Annotator's Note: William Roy was aboard the USS Yorktown (CV-5) and worked as the ship's photographer as she returned...
Simons, F.M. Young People at War
F.M. Richard Simons' worst memories are of the cold and the fear of falling asleep in his foxhole. They had wire with...
Symons, John Yunnanyi, China
John Symons was in Karachi, India and assigned to the 25th Fighter Squadron [Annotator's Note: 25th Fighter Squadron,...

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