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Varone, Francis "Dick" A Marine in Combat
On Iwo Jima [Annotator's Note: with the 5th Marine Division during the Battle of Iwo Jima, 19 February to 26 March 1945...
Henleben, Edwin A Week on Attu
Edwin Henlebin described the beachhead as glutted with supplies. The problem was getting the material from the beach to...
Dorsey, Eugene Aboard a Merchant Ship
Eugene Dorsey was assigned to the Navy Armed Guard and spent fourteen months in the Mediterranean on the SS Houston...
Kubiak, Frank Action in the Mediterranean
Frank Kubiak and his ship [Annotator's Note: USS Tillman (DD-641)] were attacked in Bizerte by dive bombers. There were...
Giroir, J. Actions in the Pacific
J. L. Giroir wrote to his mother on the Fourth of July [Annotator's Note: 4 July 1944], and although he could not tell...
Borders, Charles "Wes" Adjusting Naval Artillery
Charles Wesley Borders moved to Biak [Annotator's Note: Biak, Western New Guinea], then Halmahera [Annotator's Note:...
Davis, Arthur Advances of Time and Technology
Going back to his experiences in the Pacific, Arthur Davis recalled visiting many bases, and said New Caledonia was a "...
Womack, James Aftermath of Pearl Harbor and Transfer to the USS Rehobath (AVP-50)
James Thomas Womack's ship [Annotator's Note: USS St. Louis (CL-49)] was on patrol duty until they were able to get...
Oney, James Air Raids and Bougainville
James Oney was scared when bombs were falling [Annotator's Note: during air raids on Stirling Island, Treasury Islands...
Bruner, Lauren Aleutian Operations
Having survived the sinking of USS Arizona (BB-39) and the subsequent treatment for his burn injuries, Lauren Bruner...
Johnson, John Amphibious Assault on Wake Island
John S. Johnson and the Marines on Wake Island continued to be bombed daily by the Japanese after the enemy ships had...
Smith, Carrol Amphibious Invasions
Carrol Smith landed during the invasion of Angaur Island in the Palau island group [Annotator’s Note: the invasion...
Schafer, Leon An Exuberating D-Day Landing
[Annotator's Note: Leon Schafer was aboard USS LST-502 for the D-Day invasion of Normandy, France on 6 June 1944.] What...
McEwen, Richard Anecdotes
During the 13 months that Richard McEwen was in combat, he described the Japanese activity where he was as a "backup...
Epperson, William Anzio
William Epperson and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company D, 1st Battalion, 179th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry...
Ledford, Robert Anzio Beachhead
During the Anzio [Annotator's Note: Battle of Anzio; 22 January 1944 to 5 June 1944; Anzio, Italy] breakout, Robert...
Jagers, Robert Approaching Sicily
In the middle of June [Annotator's Note: June 1943], Robert Jagers and the other crewman [Annotator's Note: aboard the...
Marsaglia, Donald Arrival in the Pacific and Bombing Missions
Donald Marsaglia’s crew landed in Biak [Annotator’s Note: Biak, Indonesia] right after a Japanese air raid. They left...
McEnery, James Arriving on Guadalcanal
[Annotator's Note: James McEnery served in the USMC as a rifleman in Company K, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st...
Wolczyk, Stanley Assault on Attu
The assault of Attu went well as Stanley Wolczyk landed at Massacre Bay. It was unopposed on the beach. They went over...
Smith, John Assault on Leyte
John Smith said that as campaign veterans, his unit [Annotator's Note: Battery C, 271st Field Artillery Battalion, 1st...
Nummer, Richard Assaulting Iwo Jima
While heading to the invasion of Iwo Jima, Richard Nummer's convoy of ships was joined by numerous ships at Saipan....
Tizzard, Thomas Assigned to the USS Helena and the Battle of Kula Gulf
Thomas Tizzard was assigned to the USS Helena (CL-50) and sent to Nouméa, New Caledonia. A person had told him the...
Durocher, Edmund Attacks from the Air
[Annotator's Note: Edmund Durocher served in the US Marine Corps as a radio telephone operator in Company H, 2nd...
Marolda, Theodore Australia, New Guinea and Cape Gloucester
Theodore Marolda got rest and then trained in Melbourne, Australia [Annotator's Note: with Company A, 1st Armored...
Houston, Jack Back Up Sugarloaf
Jack Houston and a buddy who had been cut by a bayonet stayed in their hole for a while. Houston had a buddy named Joe...
Comeaux, James Battle at Okinawa and Surrender
James D. Comeaux describes the actions of the USS Auburn (AGC-10) in her role as a command ship during the invasion of...
Bird, Henry Battle at Tarawa
Henry James Bird [Annotator's Note: assigned to Company F, 2nd Battalion, 18th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division of...
Dendy, Lloyd Battle of Cape Gloucester
Lloyd Dendy was in the advance party [Annotator's Note: of the 12th Defense Battalion] on the first day at Cape...
Griffith, Ralph Battle of Corregidor
Already in the Philippines when Pearl Harbor was attacked, Ralph Griffith was ordered to his wartime position on...
Addison, Robert Battle of Edson's Ridge
[Annotators Note: Robert Addison served in the USMC as a mortar man in the 1st Marine Raider Battalion.] Edson [...
Micheel, Vernon L. Battle of Guadalcanal
The worst duty for Vernon Micheel was on Guadalcanal [Annotator's Note: Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands as a Douglas SBD...
Borrell, Francis "Frank" Battle of Iwo Jima
Francis Borrell found out Doolittle [Annotator's Note: USAAF then USAF General James Dolittle] wanted an airfield on...
Sutcliffe, Albert Battle of Iwo Jima Landing
Albert G. Sutcliffe and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company F, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division...
Sutcliffe, Albert Battle of Kwajalein
Albert G. Sutcliffe and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company F, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division...

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