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David Roderick, Platoon Sergeant in Company H, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division
David Roderick discusses his experiences after going ashore on Utah Beach on D-Day.
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Stanley “Swede” Vejtasa, Scouting Squadron 5 (VS-5), USS Yorktown (CV-5)
Stanley “Swede” Vejtasa describes his experiences during the Battle of the Coral Sea on 7 May 1942.
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Joseph Hochadel, 34th Infantry Division
Joseph Hochadel describes his experiences as a medic with the 34th Infantry Division during the fighting at Monte Cassino, Italy.
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Arthur Jackson, 1st Marine Division
Arthur Jackson discusses engaging Japanese positions during the Battle of Peleliu, actions for which he would later be awarded the Medal of Honor.
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Raymond Wells, 36th Infantry Division
Raymond Wells describes his experiences during the fighting around San Pietro, Italy.
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Alexander Vraciu, Fighting Squadron 6 (VF-6)
Alexander Vraciu describes downing six Japanese aircraft in eight minutes during what has come to be known as the Great Marianas Turkey Shoot.
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Anne Mergen: First Lady of Editorial Cartoons During World War II
Anne Mergen was the only female editorial cartoonist of her time. Her work captured the social and political atmosphere of the WWII years and beyond.
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John “Lucky” Luckadoo, 100th Bombardment Group
John Luckadoo discusses how the 100th Bombardment Group got the nickname “The Bloody 100th” and the mission during which that nickname was solidified.
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Gunnery Sergeant William G. Walsh's Medal of Honor
In the bloodiest battle in Marine Corps history, 27 Marines and sailors were awarded the Medal of Honor for action on Iwo Jima. No other campaign surpassed that number.
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James Carrington, 4th Marine Regiment
James Carrington discusses his experiences of being hidden by Filipino guerillas after escaping from Bilibid Prison where he had been a POW of the Japanese for two years.
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Ben Bederson, The Manhattan Project
Ben Bederson discusses his time at Los Alamos developing components for the plutonium bomb that that was dropped on Nagasaki on August 9, 1945.
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Ben Skardon
After becoming a prisoner of war of the Japanese, Ben Skardon survived the Bataan Death March and the sinking of two hell ships during the crossing from the Philippines to Japan.