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COMBAT STORIES FROM World War II

Gilbert Jensen | D Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Regiment, 2nd Division - Marines

6:17   |   Gilbert Jensen had a best friend named Billy Ricketts. The war caught up with their friendship on a three man patrol in the jungle of Guadalcanal. Other combat memories from this time include a night attack on a Japanese camp and nighttime Japanese banzai attacks.

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