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Evensen, Janice Reflections
Janice Evenson wanted to go back to college. When she returned home, the high school asked her to teach math.
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Evensen, Janice The Munitions Plant
Janice Evenson was shown how to do her job. [Annotator’s Note: Evenson worked at a munitions plant]. She looked at a rack with bombs on it.
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Evensen, Janice Training and the Link Trainer
Janice Evenson returned home. She got on the railroad and joined a group of women who were going to boot camp. They learned in a hurry.
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Evensen, Janice War's End
Janice Evenson was proud that she could teach the pilots.
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Fadem, Leroy Becoming a Naval Officer
Leroy Fadem entered the Navy's training for sea duty in July 1942.
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Fadem, Leroy Catapult Officer aboard the USS Stevens (DD-479)
Leroy Fadem experienced his only occasion of seasickness on the shakedown cruise to Guantanamo aboard the USS Stevens (DD-479).
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Fadem, Leroy Combat in the Pacific Theater
Leroy Fadem experienced long voyages between sightings of land while he served in the Pacific [Annotator's Note: Fadem was an officer aboard t
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Fadem, Leroy Early Life
Leroy Fadem was born in February 1921 in New York, New York. His father worked on Wall Street and his mother was a home maker.
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Fadem, Leroy Guam, New Guinea and Morotai
Leroy Fadem and the USS Stevens (DD-479) were part of the invasion force attacking Guam [Annotator's Note: in July 1944].
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Fadem, Leroy Postwar
After the war, Leroy Fadem's ship [Annotator's Note: USS LST-871] was in the first task group to enter Nagasaki harbor.
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Fadem, Leroy Reassignment to USS LST-871
Leroy Fadem was detached from his ship [Annotator's Note: USS Stevens (DD-479)] in October 1944. He flew back to the United States.
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Fadem, Leroy Reflections
Leroy Fadem's most memorable occurrences during the war were the invasion of Guam and the avoidance of the torpedo.