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Eshelman, Raymond Closing Thoughts
Ray Eshelman did not take long to transition back to civilian life. He was looking forward to it. He did not miss the Navy at all.
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Eshelman, Raymond Enlistment to USS LST-801
Ray Eshelman knew everybody was going to be drafted.
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Eshelman, Raymond Into the Pacific
Ray Eshelman was in San Diego [Annotator's Note: San Diego, California] and went to Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii]
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Eshelman, Raymond Kamikazes to Discharge
The kamikazes were day and night [Annotator's Note: during the Battle of Okinawa, code-named Operation Iceberg, 1 April to 22 June 1945, Okina
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Eshelman, Raymond Life Aboard Ship
Ray Eshelman had been on USS LST-925 in Boston [Annotator's Note: Boston, Massachusetts, before reporting aboard USS LST-801].
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Eshelman, Raymond Postwar Life and Career
Ray Eshelman was never interested in a military career. He had a couple of choices at discharge.
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Eshelman, Raymond Prewar Life
Ray Eshelman was born in Dayton, Ohio, in July 1925. He grew up there and attended school.
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Espree, Elmo Atomic Bombs
When President Harry S.
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Espree, Elmo Becoming a Soldier
Elmo Espree was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana in September 1921. His family moved to Los Angeles, California in 1923.
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Espree, Elmo Burma Road
Elmo Espree's troop ship sailed from Australia for the Bay of Bengal in India.
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Espree, Elmo Discrimination
Before Elmo Espree got on the ship for deployment overseas, his group of black soldiers was lined up first on the George Washington [Annotator'
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Espree, Elmo Memorable Events
There was an incident involving the Red Cross where Elmo Espree and another black soldier wanted to enter the facility.