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Julius Shoulars

WWII | 7th Naval Beach Battalion

Julius Shoulars remembers his commanding officer upon landing on Normandy Beach on June 7, 1944. (1:20)
Julius Shoulars was on deck when a kamikaze fighter dove at the U.S.S. Birmingham on May 4th, 1945 during the Battle of Okinawa. (1:31)
When food was scarce on the beaches of Normandy, some soldiers took matters into their own hands according to Julius Shoulars. (1:10)
Julius Shoulars recalls his time on the Beaches of Normandy before and after he landed at Omaha Beach on June 7, 1944. (4:50)
Julius Guest

WWII | 369th Fighter Squadron, 359th Fighter Group, 8th Air Force

Julius Guest talks about how the Air Corps lost more troops in World War II than any other branch. (:47)
Julius Guest describes the constant bombardment that London received during World War II. (1:41)
Julius Rainwater

WWII | 3922nd Signal Corps

He'd already been studying radio communications, so the Army sent Julius Rainwater to the Signal Corps. He learned Morse Code and became adept at copying coded messages. Most of the men were from the northeast, but the Georgia boy made fast friends while training. (5:02)
The destination was unknown when Juius Rainwater boarded the liberty ship and headed out into the Pacific. The first stop was Hawaii, where he had a chance meeting on the street with his brother, who was also in the service. When he shipped out again, he asked the captain if he could start a newspaper on board the ship. Good idea. (4:04)
En route through the Pacific on a liberty ship, Julius Rainwater heard Tokyo Rose threaten his convoy on her broadcast. It was an empty threat and he made it to Anguar, an island near Peleliu, where he set up a radio communications station. There were still Japanese in the hills, so they had guard duty and, when it was his turn, he was sure he saw something creeping up in the darkness. (4:27)
Shortly after some much appreciated R&R, Julius Rainwater's Signal Corp unit was told to pack up and get ready to leave. They were on the dock when the order was reversed. Three days later, a very special bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. (5:43)