Former Marine John O'Brien recalls the hand to hand fighting he experienced during World War II and recalls other prominent memories of his time during the war. The US joined World War II on December 7, 1941 by declaring war on Japan and declared war on Germany just 4 days later on December 11th.
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World War II (WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war. It is generally considered to have lasted from 1939 to 1945, although some conflicts in Asia that are commonly viewed as becoming part of the world war had begun earlier than 1939. It involved the vast majority of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis.
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