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Deryck Cook recalls how opportunities for fun, food, and leisure opened up after the end of World War II in Europe.
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James Russell describes the role his ship played off mainland Japan, while American planes flew bombing missions there.
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James Russell describes the role his ship played in the Battle of Iwo Jima in 1945.
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James Russell recalls his interactions with people in the Philippines during the Second World War.
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James Russell describes his ship's encounter with a Japanese ship in the Mariana Islands.
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James Russell explains how his ship fired phosphorescent shells during night attacks to provide light for American soldiers fighting on the islands.
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James Russell recalls how a new captain improved the record of the USS John D. Henley.
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James Russell recalls the fighting capability of his ship, the USS John D. Henley.
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James Russell recalls how his ship, the USS John D. Henley, sailed up the Mississippi River to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to load artillery in preparation for the Pacific war.
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Reuben Griffin describes the benefits of serving as a typist for General Robert Eichelberger who commanded the Eighth Army in the Pacific during World War II.
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Reuben Griffin describes how he and his fellow officers occupied barracks formerly used by Japanese military personnel.
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Reuben Griffin describes his ship's departure from San Francisco, when he and and his fellow soldiers believed they were destined for an invasion of mainland Japan.
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Faye Edwards describes her barracks in Yokohama, Japan, where she served in the Women's Army Corps after the war.
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Jimmy Doi describes the impact of the atomic bomb on his family living outside Hiroshima, Japan.
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Jimmy Doi describes how his entire regiment volunteered to fight against the Japanese after the war in Europe ended.
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Edith Bond recalls her work as aide to Captain James McKay, commanding officer at Naval Air Station Pensacola.
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