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Gilbert Jensen

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Marine Gilbert Jensen recalls when a Japanese force of 500 men landed on Guadalcanal and was beaten. Then they landed 900 with the same result. What happened when they upped the ante to 1500? (2:17)

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Gilbert Jensen had a best friend named Billy Ricketts. The war caught up with their friendship on a three man patrol in the jungle of Guadalcanal. Other combat memories from this time include a night attack on a Japanese camp and nighttime Japanese banzai attacks. (6:17)

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You were always close to the enemy in the jungle on Guadalcanal, according to Gilbert Jensen. And he had the stains on his shirt to prove it. You could see strange things as well, like the time the Kansas farmer of the unit thought he saw the Japanese climbing coconut trees with lit cigars. (3:48)

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In the daytime, it was Japanese artillery. At night, they brought their naval guns to bear on the Marines in the jungle. If that wasn't bad enough, Gilbert Jensen couldn't cross a river without checking for their hygiene conscious troops, who would bathe anytime they got near a body of water. (3:48)

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Years after his duty on Guadalcanal, Marine Gilbert Jensen saw his unit's exploits turned into a Hollywood movie, Battle Cry. He says it was pretty accurate, but they did change the commander's nickname to something a little more flattering, (1:59)

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He can laugh, now, about the t-shirts the chaplain gave the native girls, and about the fruitcake his sister sent that he still has. But Gilbert Jensen doesn't laugh about contracting four tropical diseases at the same time. (3:44)

Gilmer Davis

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Mr. Davis recalls facing resistance after landing on Iwo Jima and describes locating Japanese headquarters within a cave. (2:09)

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Mr. Davis describes witnessing a miracle happen as a result of miscommunication between soldiers. (1:18)

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Mr. Davis describes how his company set up ambushes to use against Japanese forces. (1:27)

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Mr. Davis describes finding a multitude of fallen Marines after being sent to a hill on guard duty. (:30)