Naval shore bombardment

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Goodwin, Hersey Prewar to Iwo Jima
Hersey Goodwin was born in January 1925 in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana in the town of Jones. He lived on a farm. He...
Rose, Olaf "Olly" PT Boat Patrols
Remembering the first patrol he experienced, Olaf Rose said, "It gets hot, and the boats are coming at you." The PT...
Bennett, Richard PT-470's Kills
Richard Bennett remembers that it was in the Palau Islands that his vessel had their most memorable encounters with the...
Klimas, Irvin Rangers and Eisenhower at Normandy
Irvin C. Klimas and his ship [Annotator's Note: USS Thompson (DD-627)] gave support to the Rangers [Annotator's Note:...
Kelley, Archie Reassigned to the USS Gansevoort (DD-608)
While preparing the West Virginia [Annotator's Note: the USS West Virginia (BB-48)] to go into drydock, Archie Kelley...
Jacobson, Martin Recon and Rescue Off Guam
Martin Jacobson feels that what the Navy SEALS [Annotator's Note: United States Navy Sea, Air, and Land (SEAL) Teams;...
Franklin, Ralph Reconnaissance Patrols
Ralph C. Franklin went to Guadalcanal [Annotator's Note: Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands] before the division [Annotator's...
Yavenue, Richard Recuperating and Invasion of Saipan
While Richard Yavenue was recuperating on the hospital ship [Annotator's Note: USS Solace (AH-5)] anchored off the...
Roy, William Reflections
William G. Roy is proud of his role in the Battle of the Coral Sea and the Battle of Midway. He thinks that the...
Curl, Robert "Bob" Reflections
Robert Curl was proud of his service in the Navy and loved the food except for C rations. During the D-Day invasion [...
Koukos, Harry Reflections
Praising the air and artillery support he got in the Casino and Anzio campaigns, Harry Koukos said the soldiers were...
Marolda, Theodore Reflections
Theodore Marolda has had to pay out of his own pocket for medical expenses because veteran benefits would take too long...
Born, James Reflections on Japan and Iwo Jima
James Born commented on the damage he saw in Tokyo [Annotator's Note: Tokyo, Japan]. Many of the buildings were damaged...
Whitman, Melvin Reflections on Peleliu
Melvin C. Whitman had few harassing fire missions during the nights when the Japanese would move on Peleliu [Annotator'...
Pendleton, Arthur Rehab and Leaving Guadalcanal
They immediately hauled Arthur Pendleton to the emergency Army tent. He was still knocked out at this point [Annotator'...
McCarthy, John Repair Ship Duty
John McCarthy reached Pearl Harbor on his ship [Annotator’s Note: the repair ship USS Laertes (AR-20)]. They waited...
Skaggs, Jack Repulsing the Japanese Navy
After the initial Japanese air attack, Jack Skaggs and a corporal were assigned to BC scope [Annotator's Note: military...
Ukrop, Samuel Retaking Guam
[Annotator's Note: This clip begins with Samuel Ukrop mid-sentence, expressing his opinion on women in combat.] While...
Dunne, Edward Reunion in North Africa
Edward Dunne [Annotator's Note: a crewmen aboard the USS LST-53] has no particular memory of D-Day [Annotator's Note: D...
Tennant, Harry Rocket Boats and Atomic Bombs
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer has Harry Tennant answer questions written to him.] They had rocket boats [Annotator...
Bale, Edward Saipan
Edward Bale witnessed the pre-landing bombardment of Saipan. The Navy had learned from previous experiences. The...
Johnson, Malcolm Second Japanese Attack
Malcolm Johnson was a civilian contractor working on Wilkes Island when the Japanese attacked Wake Island. He...
Kelley, Archie Secret Weapon on the Gansevoort
Archie Kelley landed at Abemama [Annotator's Note: Abemama Atoll, Kiribati]. They were told there were Japanese...
Donovan, Robert Securing Leyte
Robert L. Donovan landed in Leyte [Annotator’s Note: Leyte, the Philippines] on 20 October [Annotator’s Note: 20...
Elliott, Norman Seeing Action
Norman Elliott and his ship [Annotator's Note: the USS Pasadena (CL-65)] saw some action while in the Pacific. They had...
Stinson, Handy Segment 1
Stinson was born in Columbia, Alabama. After he and his classmates graduated from high school in 1943 they joined the...
Vejtasa, Stanley Segment 13
One of the new pilots from Vejtasa's group got lost during the battle. He tried to make it to Guadalcanal but couldn't...
Baldwin, Lewis "Jack" Segment 2
The next morning, possibly around 3 am, Baldwin and the rest of Cannon Company were told to get ready to go ashore. To...
Rogers, Ernest Segment 2
After he ate breakfast Rogers went up to the radio system that was set up on the apron at the airport. They moved the...
Monpat, Raymond Segment 2
The Evans [Annotator's Note: US Navy destroyer USS Evans (DD-552)] was a Fletcher Class destroyer of 2100 tons.Life on...
Greer, Richard Segment 2
After basic training Richard Greer and the other Marines from his boot camp class went to Norfolk, Virginia where they...
James, C.W. "Tex" Segment 2
He was asleep in his bunk [Annotator's Note: aboard the heavy cruiser USS San Francisco, CA38] early in the morning of...
Leisey, Alvin Segment 2
Leisey was told before he deployed that he was going to go to Officer Candidate School, yet that never developed. He...
Rogers, Ernest Segment 3
During the initial attack Rogers was in the bushes away from the air field and could see them fly over. That was around...
Monpat, Raymond Segment 3
During the night the Japanese must have started a push because the ship [Annotator’s Note: the destroyer USS Evans]...
Delewski, Lawrence Segment 3
Delewski took part in the Normandy operation. That was the first time the Laffey saw action. He was put in charge of...

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