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The United States came together in the Second World War, Edward Allesandro said, and he is sure that the soldiers'...
The most memorable experience of World War 2 for Carroll George was the fountain of black crude oil in the crew's...
John McCarthy was on a regular enlistment and not a draftee, so he did not automatically get out when the war was over...
Abraham Rosenzweig suffered from a punctured eardrum when an explosion occurred near his boat near the island [...
Edward Allesandro had a lot of artifacts from Saipan [Annotator's Note: Saipan, Mariana Islands] that he picked up at...
The newly commissioned USS Cavalier (APA-37), with Edward Lee Allesandro aboard, picked up Seabees [Annotator's Note:...
Carroll George was on a transport ship that made tremendous voyages, two to the Far East and one to the Mediterranean,...
Jim Stumpfa was assigned to convoy duty in the North Atlantic [Annotator's Note: aboard the USS Bangor (PF-16)]. They...
Jim Stumpfa was shipped to Bellingham [Annotator's Note: Bellingham, Washington aboard the USS Bangor (PF-16)] when the...
The USCGC Storis (WMEC-38) was a brand-new ship. Traina reported to it in Duluth, Minnesota. They sailed it to Boston [...
Edward Allesandro said that most people are surprised to hear that the Coast Guard was fighting in World War 2. The USS...
After Iwo Jima [Annotator's Note: Iwo Jima, Japan], Merle Jerome "Jerry" Pettis was sent to Oregon. They did not get...
Carroll George felt extremely safe [Annotator's Note: in his general quarters station in the engine room aboard the USS...
Abraham Rosenzweig had no commander for four and a half months on the island [Annotator’s Note: He was part of the...
Carroll George trained on the USCGC Danmark (WIX-283) [Annotator's Note: Danmark; full-rigged ship of Danish Maritime...
Abraham Rosenzweig returned home [Annotator’s Note: to Chicago, Illinois from Los Angeles, California where he had...
Henry T. Meyer took boxing lessons under Jack Dempsey [Annotator's Note: William Harrison "Jack" Dempsey; American...
Robert Francis Jones trained dogs with the United States Coast Guard. Sometimes young recruits came in and it was...

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