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  • Grossman, Sidney Early Life to Navy Training

    [Annotator's Notes: There is some chit chat between the interviewer and interviewee before the interview begins.] Sidney Grossman was born in

  • Grossman, Sidney PT Boats and Postwar Life

    Sidney Grossman was discharged as a Yeoman 3rd Class on 22 June 1946 and went to the University of Connecticut [Annotator's Notes: in Storrs,

  • Grossman, Sidney Reflections

    Sidney Grossman remembered the day when President Roosevelt [Annotator's Note: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd President of the United States]

  • Grossman, Sidney War's End in the Philippines

    Sidney Grossman was assigned to a PT Boat [Annotator's Notes: patrol torpedo boat] and was going to be part of the invasion of Mainland Japan,

  • Groth, Walter Experiencing Combat

    Walter Groth remembers the Japs [Annotator's Note: a period derogatory term for Japanese] had a great Air Force.

  • Groth, Walter Fighting the Japanese

    Walter Groth remembers the Jap [Annotator's Note: a period derogatory term for Japanese] fleet came back in on Christmas Eve [Annotator's

  • Groth, Walter Luzon

    Walter Groth remembers that military intelligence had underestimated the number of Japanese on the island [Annotator’s Note: Luzon, Philippines].

  • Groth, Walter Mindoro to Luzon

    Walter Groth [Annotator’s Note: stationed in the Philippines] provided fire support in the beginning. Then they were shooting at airplanes.

  • Groth, Walter Prewar Life

    Walter Groth was born in Louisiana in July 1924. He was born and raised on a beef cattle farm in Elton, Louisiana.

  • Groth, Walter Reflections

    Walter Groth thought he would not have been there if it was not for the war. He was headed into certain death.

  • Groth, Walter Shipped to the Pacific

    Walter Groth landed in Leyte [Annotator’s Note: Leyte, the Philippines].

  • Groth, Walter War's End

    Walter Groth was discharged in Texas. He turned in everything. The war was over. The war had ended when they got out.

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