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Perrett, Marvin Anniversaries and Iwo Jima
They hung around in the area [Annotator's Note: Marvin Perrett and the crew of the USS Bayfield (APA-33), near Okinawa...
Traina, Joseph Arctic Circle Mission
[Annotator's Note: Joseph Traina served in the US Coast Guard as a radioman aboard the USCGC Comanche (WPG76).] In...
Rosenzweig, Abraham Becoming a Coast Guardsman
Abraham Rosenzweig joined the US Coast Guard in October [Annotator’s Note: of 1942] and left in January 1943. His...
Traina, Joseph Closing Thoughts
Joseph Traina met a girl in New York [Annotator's Note: New York, New York] and got married there. They moved to...
George, Carroll Coast Guard and A Wife
Carroll George enlisted in the Coast Guard because it is always looking out for the welfare of others. It saves lives...
Jones, Robert Coast Guard Dog Training
Robert Francis Jones joined the Coast Guard on his 18th birthday. He was very disappointed at first [Annotator’s Note:...
Meyer, Henry Coast Guard Duties
Henry T. Meyer despised Hitler [Annotator's Note: German dictator Adolf Hitler] but did not blame the German people...
Stumpfa, James Coast Guard Work in Bermuda
Jim Stumpfa sang the US Coast Guard song while they were marching. He enjoyed the exercise. He did not like the middle-...
Stumpfa, James Costa Rica
Jim Stumpfa had two four-hour watches a day [Annotator's Note: aboard the USS Bangor (PF-16)]. They were on four hours...
Perrett, Marvin D-Day and Exercise Tiger
After going over the side, the boats would form up waves of ten or 12 boats which rode around in circles until being...
Perrett, Marvin Defensive Weapons and POWs
Marvin Perrett's contact with the German prisoners of war he transported was very brief. The POWs were usually quiet...
Lee, Edward Delivering the Troops to Shore
With no working equipment to run or steer the USS Cavalier (APA-37) after it was torpedoed, Edward Lee Allesandro said...
Rosenzweig, Abraham Early Life
Abraham Rosenzweig was born in Chicago, Illinois in January 1924 and grew up there. He had three sisters named Shirley...
Lee, Edward Early Life and Entrance Into Service
Edward Lee Allesandro was born in April 1923 in Denver, Colorado, and grew up mostly in Pueblo, Colorado. He left high...
Pettis, Merle Enlisting in the Coast Guard
Merle Jerome "Jerry" Pettis was born in Santa Fe, New Mexico in 1921. His family moved to Los Angeles [Annotator's Note...
MCarthy, John German Subs and War's End
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks John McCarthy if they ever forced any German submarines, or u-boats, to surface...
Jones, Robert Growing Up in a Candy Store to Joining the Coast Guard
Robert Francis Jones was born in 1921 in Philadelphia [Annotator’s Note: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]. His neighbors...
Jones, Robert Guard Duty
Robert Francis Jones was a Chief Petty Officer stationed at Martha’s Vineyard Naval Air Station [Annotator’s Note:...
Meyer, Henry Joining the Coast Guard
After Henry T. Meyer graduated from high school, he enlisted in the service and went to boot camp where he received...
Perrett, Marvin Joining the US Coast Guard
Marvin Perrett was born in September 1925 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was on his way home from church with his...
George, Carroll Kamikaze Attacks
When alerts came in for kamikaze attacks, Carroll George had to be in the engineering room [Annotator's Note: aboard...
Rosenzweig, Abraham Kwajalein Invasion
Abraham Rosenzweig picked up troops [Annotator’s Note: at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii] and headed for the invasion of...
Perrett, Marvin Landing Marines on Iwo Jima and Okinawa
After the invasion they left Southern France and returned to Norfolk, Virginia where the men were given a 15 day leave...
Stumpfa, James Life Aboard Ship
Jim Stumpfa had an exciting time at sea [Annotator's Note: aboard the USS Bangor (PF-16)]. He had a shop. He had a...
Traina, Joseph Life in Greenland
Joseph Traina trained in Algiers on the Navy base [Annotator's Note: Naval Station Algiers in New Orleans, Louisiana]....
MCarthy, John Man Overboard
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks John McCarthy to describe rescuing a Merchant Marine who had fallen off his...
Lee, Edward Memorable Experiences
The most horrible of Edward Lee Allesandro's experiences were when men died while he was holding them. The ship also...
Perrett, Marvin Overseas Deployment and The Start of D-Day
Marvin Perrett was sent on a truck to Little Creek, Virginia. When Mr. Higgins [Annotator's Note: Andrew Jackson...
MCarthy, John Pearl Harbor
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks John McCarthy what he remembers about the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor,...
Traina, Joseph Picking up Survivors
[Annotator's Note: Joseph Traina served in the US Coast Guard as a radioman aboard the USCGC Comanche (WPG76).] It was...
Jones, Robert Postwar and Reflections
Robert Francis Jones was a Chief Petty Officer stationed at Martha’s Vineyard Naval Air Station [Annotator’s Note:...
Meyer, Henry Postwar Career and Reflections
After his service in World War 2, Henry T. Meyer went into the police service after a short career in professional...
Pettis, Merle Postwar Life
Merle Jerome "Jerry" Pettis was on the Diligence [Annotator's Note: USS Diligence (WSC-135)] doing target practice with...
Stumpfa, James Postwar Life
After the war, Jim Stumpfa got Grace [Annotator's Note: a Navy girlfriend] a hotel room when she came to visit [...
Stumpfa, James Postwar Life and Reflections on the War
Jim Stumpfa was fortunate after he lost his wife Grace. He found a place to ballroom dance. He visited with the band....
Meyer, Henry Prewar Life
[Annotator's Note: Henry T. Meyer uses derogatory words to describe people of color throughout clip.] Meyer was born in...

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