Wana Draw, Okinawa
Wana Ridge, Okinawa
Water supply
Wattie Ridge, Peleliu
Wayne, John
Weapons
White Beach One, Peleliu
Wildcat Bowl, Peleliu
Wilson, P. A.
Womack, Charlie
Woods, Valton
Works Progress Administration
World War I
Yarborough, Paul R.
Yellow Beach, Okinawa
Yontan airfield, Okinawa
Zeroes
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Islands of the Damned: A Marine at War in the Pacific/R. V. Burgin with Bill Marvel. p. cm.
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1. Burgin, R. V. 2. World War, 1939-1945—Campaigns—Pacific Area. 3. World War, 1939-1945—Personal narratives, American. 4. United States. Marine Corps. Regiment, 5th. Battalion, 3rd 5. United States. Marine Corps —Biography. 6. Marines—United States—Biography.
I. Marvel, Bill. II. Title.
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