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Ellzey, William Farm Life to Navy Life
William C. Ellzey was born in September 1922 in Agricola, Mississippi. The oldest of nine children, he grew up on a 40-acre, family farm.
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Ellzey, William Overseas in a Hospital Ship
William C. Ellzey joined the Navy [Annotator’s Note: in May 1941] and trained as a hospital corpsman in Portsmouth, Virginia.
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Ellzey, William Postwar
After World War 2, William C. Ellzey remained in the Navy until 1961. He was assigned to the USS Forrestal (CV-59) in the 1950s.
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Ellzey, William Postwar Navy
When the Japanese surrendered [Annotator’s Note: The Japanese surrender was announced 15 August 1945, and officially signed 2 September 1945], Will
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Ellzey, William Reflections on the War
William C.
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Ellzey, William War's End
William C.
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Emerson, Alonzo Combat, War's End and Returning Home
Alonzo Emerson recaps a typical mission he flew as a B-25 Mitchell [Annotator's Note: North American B-25 Mitchell medium bomber] pilot statio
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Emerson, Alonzo Homecoming and Reflections
Returning home from overseas, Alonzo Emerson remembers enjoying steak and fresh milk, two foods they didn't have while overseas.
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Emerson, Alonzo Prewar and Initial Training
Alonzo Emerson was born in April 1923 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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Emerson, Alonzo Transition Training, Overseas Deployment and Life on Base
Having completed multi-engined flight training as an Army Air Force pilot, Alonzo Emerson reported to Greenville, South Carolina, for ten weeks of
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Emory, Ray Early Life, Enlistment and Deployment
Ray Emory was born in Peoria, Illinois, one of eight children.
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Emory, Ray Immediate Aftermath of the Attack on Pearl Harbor
On 7 December 1941, Ray Emory stayed on his gun all day and all night, without relief.