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Owen Koch

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Like all Marines serving in the Pacific, Owen Koch prepared for the coming assault on the Japanese homeland. He heard the tales of civilians fighting with pitchforks to the end, and was relieved when the invasion was not needed. (3:40)

P.G. Caudell

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P.G. Caudell chose Navy because his two brothers chose Army and he wanted to be contrary. There was only one problem, he weighed less than a hundred pounds and they wanted at least ten more on a recruit. (This interview made possible with the support of Vietnam Veteran, Capt. GRAHAM G. KYLE, JR.) (5:54)

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The amphibious training would go on all night long. Troops would climb down cargo nets into landing craft, then climb back up. P.G. Caudell was a gunner on one of the 26 boats carried by the USS Adair, an attack transport. After passage through the Panama Canal, the Adair began ferrying troops and cargo throughout the Pacific theater. (This interview made possible with the support of Vietnam Veteran, Capt. GRAHAM G. KYLE, JR.) (5:58)

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Navy gunner P.G. Caudell recalls his experience with two hazards to ships in the Pacific, mines and kamikazes. (This interview made possible with the support of Vietnam Veteran, Capt. GRAHAM G. KYLE, JR.) (3:09)

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There was a lot of gunfire during an amphibious landing, recalls Navy gunner P.G. Caudell. One night, they were stuck on a beach and were under the sights of a hidden Japanese artillery piece that was targeting them. (This interview made possible with the support of Vietnam Veteran, Capt. GRAHAM G. KYLE, JR.) (6:22)

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You were not supposed to have a camera aboard ship, but P.G. Caudell had a miniature novelty camera that he broke down and brought with him anyway. He was wondering if the little thing would work, so he and a buddy gave it a try. (This interview made possible with the support of Vietnam Veteran, Capt. GRAHAM G. KYLE, JR.) (3:27)

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An attack transport had no refrigeration system, so landing craft gunner P.G. Caudell beat the spaghetti blues with a little canned meat courtesy of the Army. He also recalls a time that Tokyo Rose bragged about something that he suspected was false. (This interview made possible with the support of Vietnam Veteran, Capt. GRAHAM G. KYLE, JR.) (3:36)

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On Victory Over Japan Day, all the alcohol smuggled aboard ship came out. P.G. Caudell was too young to buy it and he'd wondered about the extra packages in the cargo. He did have the most points of anyone on the ship, though, and got off the first time it returned to California. (This interview made possible with the support of Vietnam Veteran, Capt. GRAHAM G. KYLE, JR.) (4:52)

Pat Cassetta

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Cassetta’s unit landed in Sing Tao, China to keep peace between Mao Zedong’s Chinese and Chiang Kai-shek’s Japanese. The two armies would not cooperate, and the Chinese army even kept active in the middle of the night to ensure the Americans did not advance any farther in their land. Cassetta also recalls the devastation China suffered at the hands of the Japanese at both Peking and the Great Wall. (1:47)

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While returning and regrouping from Okinawa, a man on the ship came down and told Cassetta’s unit that the war was over. They did not immediately celebrate, but once everyone realized the truth of the matter, everyone was very grateful. (0:54)