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Pierce, William "Bill" Fire Missions on Okinawa
William Pierce recounts the lack of success for the 37mm gun in Europe. He discusses a Marine Medal of Honor recipient...
Severance, Dave First Days on Iwo Jima
Dave Severance was scared that he was going to be court martialed. He ran back to company [Annotator's Note: Company E...
Will, George Four Freedoms to the Cold War
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks historian George Will about the Four Freedoms speech, the 1941 State of the...
McGovern, George Going Home, Close Calls, and Military Decorations
On their way back to the United States, they [Annotator's Note: George McGovern and his crew] had to make a stop in the...
Shames, Edward New Duty Assignments
Now that Edward Shames was an officer as well, he could tell Lieutenant Nye [Annotator's Note: US Army First Lieutenant...
Weiner, Reuben Postwar Life and Thoughts
Ruben Weiner received the Bronze Star for his actions with the 7th Armored Division. He relates how they had come to a...
Marks, James Postwar Occupation and Retirement
James Marks was on a carrier [Annotator's Note: USS Wasp (CV-18)] that went up through Japan and China with the...
Horton, Alan Recognition and the G.I. Bill
Allen Horton was called back to Navy headquarters in New York to pick up a Silver Star. The citation was for his work...
Istre, Adam Remembering the USS PC-487
Adam Istre recalled that the USS PC-487 sub chaser was armed with a three inch 50mm gun and mouse traps [Annotator's...
McConn, John "Jack" Silver Star
John McConn was awarded his Silver Star medal as a result of his actions while his unit was capturing a German town....
Pizzolongo, Paul The Bronze Star, Performance of Duties and Losing Friends
Paul Pizzolongo received a Bronze Star for his work as a medic. He had the Medical Caduceus, Combat Medic Badge, and...
Rockforte, Joseph The Normandy Invasion
Joseph Rockforte was not able to see the actual invasion of Normandy because he was on a ship offshore. When he went...
McLaughlin, Sr., James Transferred to Gibraltar for Operation Torch
After his rough mission during which his engine caught fire James Kemp McLaughlin was ordered to take an airplane to...