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Pierce, William "Bill" Invading Japan
William Pierce looked at the invasion of Japan as just another battle. His Marine regiment [Annotator's Note: Pierce...
Goodrich, James Invasion of Iwo Jima, Being Hit, and Untrained Replacements
James Goodrich landed [Annotator's Note: on Iwo Jima] on Red Beach 1 with the 2nd Battalion [Annotator's Note: 2nd...
Bucher, Francis Invasion of Kiska
Francis Bucher was on Adak [Annotator's Note: Adak Island, Aleutian Islands, Alaska] when the invasion of Kiska [...
Knight, Edwin Invasion of LIngayen Gulf and the Advance on Baguio
Edwin Knight participated in the amphibious landings in Lingayen Gulf in the Philippines [Annotator's Note: in January...
Schwartz, Bill Invasion of Normandy
Bill Schwartz was assigned to the 115th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division as a platoon commander and sent to a...
Tyson, Marvin Invasion of Okinawa
Marvin Tyson was in Little Creek, Virginia [Annotator's Note: Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, now Joint...
Whitman, Melvin Invasion of Okinawa
The older guys in the division [Annotator's Note: 1st Marine Division] went home after Peleliu [Annotator's Note:...
Nelson, Philip Invasion of Peleliu, Leyte, and Okinawa
After the invasion of Guam [Annotator's Note: the Battle of Guam, 21 July to 10 August 1944; Guam, Mariana Islands],...
Horn, Arnold Invasion of Sicily
Arnold Horn and his unit [Annotator’s Note: 45th Infantry Division] departed from of Chesapeake Bay [Annotator’s Note:...
Goad, Roy Invasion of Southern France
[Annotator’s Note: The video glitches throughout the segment.] Roy D. Goad [Annotator’s Note: a Captain in the 143rd...
Radice, Gerard Invasion on Attu Island
[Annotator's Note: Gerard V. Radice took part in the Battle of Attu, 11 to 30 May 1943, Attu Island, Aleutian Islands,...
Alexander, Joseph Invited to Germany and Closing Thoughts
In 2015, Joseph Alexander was invited by the German government to help celebrate the 70th anniversary of the liberation...
Bowsher, Walter Isamu Ishihara
Walter Bowsher felt the commander of the prison camp at Wusong was the worst person he met. He was named Ishihara [...
Killam, Arthur It was worth it
Arthur Killam kept up with some of the guys he served with in the US Navy during the war but never went to any of the...
Haines, George It's Not Easy to Kill
George Haines was offered a promotion to sergeant, but he did not want it. He liked being a scout and figured the men...
Estes, Bruce Italian Campaign & Southern France Invasion
After basic training, Bruce Estes was shipped to Naples, Italy where he joined a 60mm mortar squad [Annotator's Note:...
Maxwell, Robert Italian Campaign and Being Wounded
Robert Maxwell was sent to western Sicily to defend an airfield along with General Patton's [Annotator's Note: US Army...
Cole, Edward Italy
Edward C. Cole and his unit [Annotator's Note: 370th Infantry Regiment, 92nd Infantry Division] never stayed in the...
Taliancich, Joseph Italy
Joseph Taliancich was attached to two divisions. He believes he was with the 3rd Infantry Division in Sicily [Annotator...
Horn, Arnold Italy to Southern France
Arnold Horn remembers the Italians did not want to fight. He saw the Italians hang Mussolini [Annotator's Note: Italian...
Mikus, John Iwo and Closing Thoughts
John Mikus, Jr.'s rifle [Annotator's Note: .30 caliber M1 semi-automatic rifle, also known as the M1 Garand] did not...
LaNier, Joseph Iwo Jima
Joseph LaNier had no training or explanation concerning how to perform as a Seabee [Annotator’s Note: Seabee is a twist...
Carson, Benjamin Iwo Jima
Benjamin Carson had never heard of Iwo Jima before he was told that the Marines would be invading that part of Japan....
Wheeler, James Iwo Jima
After picking up the 3rd Division [Annotator's Note: 3rd Marine Division], the Marines landed on the island [Annotator'...
Moore, Hilar Iwo Jima
Hilar Moore arrived at Iwo Jima [Annotator's Note: Battle of Iwo Jima; 19 February through 26 March 1945] and the Navy...
Braddock, William Iwo Jima
William Braddock landed in the first wave on Iwo Jima. Resistance was light at first. As the men advanced through the...
Mervosh, Michael "Iron Mike" Iwo Jima
Saipan was a bigger island then Tinian so it required a different kind of fight. After Tinian, Michael Mervosh felt...
Pryor, Frank Iwo Jima
Frank Pryor was well supplied on Iwo Jima. The SeaBees [Annotator's Note: members of US naval construction battalions]...
Semiatin, Morris Iwo Jima
Morris Semiatin volunteered for the Marine Corps [Annotator's Note: in 1944]. His brother was serving in the Army in...
Guidry, Edmond Japan and Returning Home
Edmond Guidry wanted to kill the Japanese for what they did. When the war ended, the United States still did not trust...
Delaune, Lawrence Japanese and Filipinos
[Annotator's Note: Lawrence J. Delaune, Sr. served on Luzon, Philippines with the 25th Reconnaissance Troop (Mechanized...
Ledesma, Trinidad Japanese Atrocities
Trinidad Ledesma feels that some of the kamikazes were fanatics and some were not. One had landed on Mindanao,...
Schicker, Tom Japanese Atrocities and Suicides
Thomas Francis Schicker says the Japanese would put cut off heads, penises, testicles and put them on shafts. They...
Galella, Armando Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor
On 7 December 1941, Armando Gelella rose early and with leave papers in hand, went to breakfast with a buddy who was to...
Balaza, Charles Japanese Attack on the Philippines
Charles Balaza was in Manila Bay on a minesweeper during the morning of the Pearl Harbor attack. He was returning to...
Kight, Otis Japanese Attack on Yorktown
Otis Kight was participating in flight operations when the Japanese attacked Yorktown [Annotator's Note: USS Yorktown (...

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