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Phillip Gamache

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After witnessing a Marine bravely pick up and throw a dropped, live grenade, Phillip Gamache and his "Guardian Angel" Corpsman Bob Rhodes fled and fell in with another group. He assaulted a Japanese position and relieved an officer of his Samurai sword. Because of the thermal activity on the island, digging in was replaced by piling stones. Part 2 of 3. (8:42)

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If you ran out of hand grenades, you could just pick them up on the battlefield because they were everywhere. That's one memory of Iwo Jima for Phillip Gamache. Another is the many scenes of heroic action from his fellow Marines, such as the time the smallest man in the unit carried the largest man to safety. One of the bravest was their Corpsman, who suffered the indignity of losing a rank once they were back aboard ship. Part 3 of 3. (10:03)

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When Phillip Gamache entered Sasebo for occupation duty, he was amazed at how clean the place was, despite repeated bombings. After scaring a few Japanese traffic cops, the Marines moved into the city and were greeted by the residents but they were puzzled by the Japanese latrines. (5:31)

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After occupation duty in Japan, Phillip Gamache had one more stop before returning home and that was Peleliu. There were still a lot of Japanese on the island under the watchful eyes of the Marines but there were some who had not been captured. (3:08)

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It was a long trip home from Peleliu to San Diego. There were no cheering crowds but Phillip Gamache didn't care. What he cared about was the plush Pullman cars they initially traveled in before being replaced by less comfortable accommodations. When he found out he was at the top of the list for promotion to corporal, he had to take action. (7:08)

Phillip Gow

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Phillip Gow was aboard the USS Menard when his ship was sent to Saipan for just a day. He remembers the horrible scene that awaited them upon arrival. (1:05)

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Naval Officer Phillip Gow recalls the massive air and sea combat in the South China Sea during the invasion of Okinawa. Gow was a gunner aboard the USS Menard. His boat shot down one enemy plane, but they also lost several men. (4:40)

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Naval Officer Phillip Gow went to boot camp in the Great Lakes and from there went to Kodiak and Cold Bay, Alaska where the long hours of daylight created strange circumstances for the men. (3:19)

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Phillip Gow, who served aboard the USS Menard during the Invasion of Okinawa reflects on the overall horror of war and the unimaginable bravery of men during intense battle. (1:57)

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Down in the hold of the USS Menard, Naval Officer Phillip Gow remembers a funny invitation he received and an interesting use for the five-gallon milk jugs aboard the ship. (1:34)