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Kubiak, Frank Action in the Mediterranean
Frank Kubiak and his ship [Annotator's Note: USS Tillman (DD-641)] were attacked in Bizerte by dive bombers. There were nine casualties.
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Kubiak, Frank Becoming a Sailor
Frank Kubiak failed his assessment examination at the Navy boot camp. He fell asleep because he had guard duty the previous night.
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Kubiak, Frank Commander McCorkle
Frank Kubiak admired the ship's skipper, Commander McCorkle [Annotator's Note: US Navy Lieutenant Commander Francis Douglas McCorkle comm
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Kubiak, Frank Dysentery, VJ-Day and Postwar
Frank Kubiak and his ship [Annotator's Note: USS Vicksburg (CL-86)] went to the Philippines because it was stricken with widespread dysentery.
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Kubiak, Frank Early Life and Enlistment
Frank H. Kubiak was born in West Allis, Wisconsin in November 1924. His father emigrated from Prussia but was of Polish heritage.
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Kubiak, Frank Operation Torch
Frank Kubiak went to North Africa with his ship [Annotator's Note: USS Tillman (DD-641)].
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Kubiak, Frank Reflections
Frank Kubiak went to Vietnam while serving in the Merchant Marine. He did so because there is a warrior in him.
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Kubiak, Frank Service Aboard the USS Vicksburg (CL-86)
Frank Kubiak requested a change to heavier weaponry on his ship [Annotator's Note: USS Tillman (DD-641)].
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Kubiak, Frank Shipmates and Convoy Duty
Frank Kubiak reveals incidents that occurred with his shipmates.
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Kuhn, Arthur Joining the V-12 Program
Arthur Kuhn was born in 1926 in Chicago, Illinois and grew up in Hammond, Indiana. He grew up with one brother.
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Kuhn, Arthur Postwar
Arthur Kuhn separated from service with the rank of Lieutenant in 1954.
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Kuhn, Arthur Reflections
Arthur Kuhn's most memorable experience of his time in the military was learning "the mistrust of government." He enjoyed the comrad