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Harry McMahon

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If it was artificial, the Marines were probably eating it. Harry McMahon was in charge of the commissary and he remembers the dreary chow they had in the Pacific. But, sometimes, you could schmooze sailors and get loaded down with treats from the hold, like ice cream. (Caution: strong language) (3:48)

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It was eerie when Tokyo Rose told you where you were and what unit you were in. Harry McMahon says he and his fellow Marines grew to hate her. After the war, when he was on occupation duty, he toured the A-Bomb site in Nagasaki. It's safe, he was told. (4:12)

Harry Mickelboro

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Mr. Mickelboro describes his first assignment as a Junior Officer and having to sort through the corpses of fallen Marines. (2:00)

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Mr. Mickelboro discusses his objectives while serving in Japan and describes the aftermath of the atomic bombs. (4:32)

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Mr. Mickelboro discusses the strategy used to land on Okinawa and liberating a bulldozer. (4:07)

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Mr. Mickelboro describes witnessing a training accident while disarming booby traps. (1:59)

Harry Scroggs

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He had a scholarship to the University of Georgia, but he gave it up to help his sick parents run the family farm. In 1942, his country needed him more, so Harry Scroggs was drafted and went off to basic training. Somehow he wound up going through basic again at a different camp. (4:45)

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While still training stateside, Harry Scroggs was put in the communications section. His job was setting up and running telephones and switchboards in the field. He tells how he got the nickname Scrappy, and he describes how the communications section connected the spotter and the artillery battery. (3:09)

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After war maneuvers, Harry Scroggs was sent home for a leave and when he got back, his unit was gone to Europe. He continued training while D-Day was successfully executed and, eventually, he headed across the Atlantic on the RMS Queen Elizabeth. Then, in England, he prepared to cross the Channel. (5:20)

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Finally it was his time to cross the English Channel. It wasn't wide, but it was still the ocean, so when Harry Scroggs climbed down that long rope ladder, the landing craft was bobbing and bumping against the ship. The Allies had pushed inland, so he didn't get shot at when he was setting up his communications equipment. (5:07)