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714. ”We bombarded all day long” Hutchinson, op. cit., p. 61. ”We bombarded all day long” Hutchinson, op. cit., p. 61.

715. ”Everyone expected E Company” Johnston, op. cit., p. 126. ”Everyone expected E Company” Johnston, op. cit., p. 126.

716. ”They brought him back to us” MCHC Donner MS. ”They brought him back to us” MCHC Donner MS.

717. ”I thought I might get to a pillbox” James W. Johnston, ”I thought I might get to a pillbox” James W. Johnston, The Long Road of War: A Marine's Story of Pacific Combat The Long Road of War: A Marine's Story of Pacific Combat, University of Nebraska Press 1998, p. 128.

718. ”I didn't recognise anything I saw” MCHC Bressoud MS, ”The Way It Really Was. I Think,” 1994. ”I didn't recognise anything I saw” MCHC Bressoud MS, ”The Way It Really Was. I Think,” 1994.

719. ”What do you want to treat a j.a.p” ”What do you want to treat a j.a.p” The New Yorker Book of War Pieces The New Yorker Book of War Pieces, Bloomsbury 1989.

720. ”He did not want to be involved” MCHC Smith MS, op. cit. ”He did not want to be involved” MCHC Smith MS, op. cit.

721. ”ruddy, heavy-set” ibid. ”ruddy, heavy-set” ibid.

722. ”Buckner had surprisingly little troops' duty” ibid. ”Buckner had surprisingly little troops' duty” ibid.

723. ”The enemy tactic which impressed us” USNA RG127 USMC Operations in WWII-Okinawa. ”The enemy tactic which impressed us” USNA RG127 USMC Operations in WWII-Okinawa.

724. ”The U.S. XXIV Corps once received” USNA RG337 Box 70 Tenth Army Report of 28.5.45. ”The U.S. XXIV Corps once received” USNA RG337 Box 70 Tenth Army Report of 28.5.45.

725. ”Another letter, from the father of a wounded man” MCHC Siebert Papers. ”Another letter, from the father of a wounded man” MCHC Siebert Papers.

726. ”I hope you're satisfied!” MCHC Carell MS. ”I hope you're satisfied!” MCHC Carell MS.

727. ”Oh! to see the folks” Johnston, op. cit., p. 139. ”Oh! to see the folks” Johnston, op. cit., p. 139.

728. ”Of course this was very, very comforting” MCHC Siebert Papers. ”Of course this was very, very comforting” MCHC Siebert Papers.

729. ”One of the weaknesses of the American army” ibid. ”One of the weaknesses of the American army” ibid.

730. ”embittered over this needless loss” MCHC Donner MS. ”embittered over this needless loss” MCHC Donner MS.

731. ”Much against my instincts” MCHC Siebert Papers. ”Much against my instincts” MCHC Siebert Papers.

732. ”With afternoon came the order” MCHC Donner MS. ”With afternoon came the order” MCHC Donner MS.

733. ”'It was awful, G.o.d'” ibid. ”'It was awful, G.o.d'” ibid.

734. ”when the bullet hit Gosman's head” Johnston, op. cit., p. 150. ”when the bullet hit Gosman's head” Johnston, op. cit., p. 150.

735. ”I thought of the old verse” ibid., p. 122. ”I thought of the old verse” ibid., p. 122.

736. ”Her touch felt like an angel's” ibid., p. 157. ”Her touch felt like an angel's” ibid., p. 157.

737. ”Rashly exposing himself on Tera Ridge” MCHC Carell MS. ”Rashly exposing himself on Tera Ridge” MCHC Carell MS.

738. ”You see, I am out of any possible danger” USAMHI Rodman Papers. ”You see, I am out of any possible danger” USAMHI Rodman Papers.

739. ”We took three hundred casualties in the first two days” AI Ito. ”We took three hundred casualties in the first two days” AI Ito.

740. ”The news came as a shock” USAMHI Henne MS, op. cit. ”The news came as a shock” USAMHI Henne MS, op. cit.

741. ”I can't stand it” MCHC Bressoud MS, op. cit. ”I can't stand it” MCHC Bressoud MS, op. cit.

742. ”Somehow I had never consciously” MCHC Carell Papers. ”Somehow I had never consciously” MCHC Carell Papers.

743. ”every once in a while” MCHC Kohn Papers, op. cit. ”every once in a while” MCHC Kohn Papers, op. cit.

744. ”The Marines and the army” MCHC Jenkins MS. ”The Marines and the army” MCHC Jenkins MS.

745. ”We were permitted, if not encouraged” MCHC Bressoud MS, op. cit. ”We were permitted, if not encouraged” MCHC Bressoud MS, op. cit.

746. ”On the ground lay the body” MCHC Donner MS, op. cit. ”On the ground lay the body” MCHC Donner MS, op. cit.

747. ”None of the men would own up” ibid. ”None of the men would own up” ibid.

748. ”I am afraid...there are many” MCHC Smith Papers, op. cit. ”I am afraid...there are many” MCHC Smith Papers, op. cit.

749. ”You can take this war and shove it” LC Jenkins interview. ”You can take this war and shove it” LC Jenkins interview.

750. ”By this time the cloths and the heads” MCHC Bressoud MS, op. cit. ”By this time the cloths and the heads” MCHC Bressoud MS, op. cit.

751. ”Your husband,” ”Your husband,” Howorth Howorth's captain' Yeoman James Orvill Raines, Good Night Officially: Letters of a Destroyer Sailor Good Night Officially: Letters of a Destroyer Sailor, Westview Press 1994, p. 276 et seq.

752. ”Cmdr. Bill Widhelm” USNA RG38 Box 4. ”Cmdr. Bill Widhelm” USNA RG38 Box 4.

753. ”I don't believe I'll ever forget” Cmdr. David Scott, ”I don't believe I'll ever forget” Cmdr. David Scott, No Hiding Place off Okinawa No Hiding Place off Okinawa, Naval Inst.i.tute Proceedings, Proceedings, Nov. 1956. Nov. 1956.

754. ”He seemed to float down” MCHC Bressoud MS, op. cit. ”He seemed to float down” MCHC Bressoud MS, op. cit.

”Luce's crew were wryly amused” Ron Surels, DD DD552: The Story of a Destroyer The Story of a Destroyer, Valley Graphics 1994.

755. ”Bombs and sh.e.l.ls” Raines, op. cit., p. 162. ”Bombs and sh.e.l.ls” Raines, op. cit., p. 162.

756. ”His lips were moving” Surels, op. cit., p. 130. ”His lips were moving” Surels, op. cit., p. 130.

757. ”They scatter like quail” USNA RG38 Box 4. ”They scatter like quail” USNA RG38 Box 4.

758. ”Someone yelled down the hatch” Andrew Wilde (ed.), ”Someone yelled down the hatch” Andrew Wilde (ed.), The U.S.S. Emmons in WWII The U.S.S. Emmons in WWII, privately published 1998, p. 21.

759. ”The first instinct of a destroyer skipper” Andrew Wilde (ed.), ”The first instinct of a destroyer skipper” Andrew Wilde (ed.), The U.S.S. Douglas H. Fox in WWII The U.S.S. Douglas H. Fox in WWII, privately published 1999, p. 9.

760. ”I was so tired” Surels, op. cit., p. 101. ”I was so tired” Surels, op. cit., p. 101.