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O'Leary, Frank Battle of the Tenaru River
Frank H. O'Leary and his platoon set up on the Tenaru River [Annotator's Notes: Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands]. On the...
Pendleton, Arthur Battle of the Tenaru River
[Annotator's Note: Arthur Pendleton served in the US Marine Corps as a machine gunner in Company H, 2nd Battalion, 1st...
Tacket, Henry Battle off Samar
Henry A. Tacket was aboard the USS Heermann (DD-532) when the invasion of the Philippines started. The initial landings...
Rose, Olaf "Olly" Battle on a PT Boat
Sometimes when the PT boat [Annotator's Note: patrol torpedo boat] that Olaf Rose served on [Annotator's Note: PT-171,...
Beaman, William Battle Record of the USS Flasher (SS-249)
One memorable experience that came to mind for William Beaman was when his submarine, the USS Flasher (SS-249), sank...
Clay, Russell Battle Stations
Russell Clay always served below deck during engagements with the enemy [Annotator's Note: he was a crewman aboard the...
Dillon, Gerard Battles on Cake Hill
[Annotator's Note: Gerard Dillon rejoined the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne Division as they were...
Hirabayashi, Grant Battles Walawbum and Shadazup
[Annotator's Note: Grant Jiro Hirabayashi was assigned to the Red Combat Team, 1st Battalion, 5307th Composite Unit (...
Spaulding, Arthur Battling and Governing Germans
The Germans had a machine gun and rifles and were firing through windows. Arthur Spaulding and his squad [Annotator's...
McLaughlin, Sr., James Becoming a B-17 Pilot
James Kemp McLaughlin was ordered to report for duty at MacDill Field in Tampa. When he arrived on 29 April [Annotator'...
McLaurine, Luke Becoming a Bombardier
Luke Layton McLaurine, Jr. was called up in February 1943 and sent to Miami [Annotator's Note: Miami, Florida] for...
Rolfson, Jack Becoming a Bomber Pilot
Jack Rolfson born in September 1921 in Omaha, Nebraska. He grew up in the city, went to school, and would ride his bike...
Ragazzi, Frank Becoming a Bomber Pilot
While training on the newest version of the B-24 [Annotator's Note: Consolidated B-24 Liberator heavy bomber] as a...
Cresswell, Robert Becoming a Combat Engineer
Robert Nichols Cresswell was an original member of the 291st [Annotator’s Note: 291st Engineer Combat Battalion] when...
Cart, William "Bill" Becoming a Dive-Bomber Pilot
[Annotator's Note: William Cart graduated flight training then was sent to Naval Auxiliary Air Station Miramar, in San...
Amsden, Ben Becoming a Fighter Ace
Benjamin Clark Amsden [Annotator's Note: a Grumman F6F Hellcat fighter pilot with Fighting Squadron 22 (VF-22) aboard...
Goebel, Robert Becoming a Fighter Ace Twice
Robert J. "Bob" Goebel feels it was not a big deal to become an Ace [Annotator's Note: military aviator credited with...
Inghram, Robert Becoming a Fighter Pilot
Robert Inghram graduated from flying school. He and two other graduates were selected to go to fighter training school...
Guillory, Lloyd Becoming a Fighter Pilot
Lloyd Guillory and the other new pilots were told that they would initially train in P-40s [Annotator's Note: Curtiss P...
Bryan, Donald Becoming a fighter pilot
Donald Bryan took off on 140 missions but only completed 138 of them. The bombers aborted on two of them because of...
Hanley, Fiske Becoming a Flight Engineer
Fiske Hanley II was selected to go to flight engineer school after basic training because of his college degree in...
Oplinger, Robert Becoming a Frogman
Robert Oplinger joined the Navy, went through boot camp, and then was trained as a member of an underwater demolition...
Stern, Herbert Becoming a Gun Battery Commander
Herbert Stern arrived at his first duty assignment, Fort Jackson, South Carolina to discover he was the commander of...
Mero, Robert Becoming a Light Machine Gunner
When the ASTP [Annotator's Note: Army Specialized Training Program] was disbanded in March 1944, Robert Mero was sent...
Jackson, Arthur Becoming a Marine
Arthur Jackson had been influenced by Marine pilots and wanted to fly. At the recruiting office he took the aviation...
Wheeler, James Becoming a Marine
James L. Wheeler was born in Los Angeles, California, in February 1926. His father was a dairy man, and his mother was...
Borne, Edwin Becoming a Marine
At the time of Edwin Joseph Borne, Jr. 's enlistment [Annotator's Note: in the United States Marine Corps in December...
Whitman, Melvin Becoming a Marine
Melvin C. Whitman did his basic training in San Diego [Annotator's Note: Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego in San...
Marolda, Theodore Becoming a Marine
Theodore Marolda enlisted for four years in the Marine Corps. He went to Parris Island [Annotator's Note: Marine Corps...
Heath, David Becoming a Marine and Pearl Harbor
In 1940, David Heath graduated high school and went to work on a farm. Later that year, he joined the Marines [...
Williamson, Leon Becoming a Marine Aviator
Leon Williamson grew up in Tecumseh, Michigan. He attended school in the town, then went to Michigan State College [...
Morris, Mac Becoming a Marine Pilot
Mac Glenn Morris flew for the first time in the backseat of a Stearman [Annotator's Note: Boeing-Stearman Model 75...
Addison, Robert Becoming a Marine Raider
Robert Addison joined the United States Marine Corps on 7 January 1942. He spent three weeks at Parris Island and then...
Du Pre, Peter Becoming a Medic
Peter Du Pre turned down his next deferment and joined the service. His three brothers were already in the service....
Shaw, Roger Becoming a Merchant Mariner
Roger Shaw was born in New Orleans in 1921. He grew up and was educated in New Orleans. After graduating high school,...
Walter, Louis Becoming a Merchant Mariner
Louis John Walter was first assigned to the SS James Buchanan [Annotator's Note: as a seaman in the Merchant Marine]....

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