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Rodrigue, Lowell War in the Aleutian Islands
Lowell Rodrigue [Annotator's Note: after joining the crew of the USS Zeilin (APA-3)] headed north to Kiska in the...
Brock, Pete War in the Pacific
On the USS Bon Homme Richard (CV-31), Pete Brock saw combat in the late stages of the Okinawa campaign [Annotator’s...
Killam, Arthur War patrols
The first couple times Arthur Killam was depth charged it was a little hairy but he does not recall getting too upset...
Beynon, Robert War Patrols Aboard USS Bowfin (SS-287)
Dr. Robert Beynon was aboard the USS Bowfin (SS-287) for missions seven through nine. The seventh was a lifeguard duty...
Kiplinger, Austin War Rumblings and Pearl Harbor
World War 2 began in 1931 when Japan invaded north China [Annotator's Note: Manchuria region of China]. Austin H....
Fishman, Arthur War Service
Arthur Fishman is a World War 2 Navy veteran. He had three sons and several grandchildren, and his wife passed away. He...
Hall, Meda War's End
[Annotator's Note: Meda Royce Hall is difficult to understand throughout this segment.] Hall and his squadron [...
Peterson, Dale War's End
Dale Peterson's battlestation on the USS San Juan (CL-54) was a five inch 38 caliber gun mount that had a seven man...
Jenkins, Frederick War's End
Frederick Jenkins was an engineer on a whale boat when the war ended. They left the ship as the she went out on picket...
Tennant, Harry War's End
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer has Harry Tennant answer questions written to him.] Harry Tennant was in the Pacific...
Williams, Stanley War's End
[Annotator's Note: Stanley Richard Williams served in the Navy aboard the mortar ship USS LCI(M)-352 as a signalman and...
Dorsey, Eugene War's End
Eugene Dorsey was assigned to the Navy Armed Guard and spent fourteen months in the Mediterranean on the SS Houston...
Kidder, Remi War's End
Remi Kidder got the bed he always hoped he would have. [Annotator's Note: Kidder joined the Navy and served aboard the...
Miralles, Richard War's End
Richard Miralles left the squadron and went aboard the ship [Annotator’s Note: USS Hoggatt Bay (CVE-75)] as a radioman...
McKeel, Sam War's End
Sam S. McKeel served in the Navy as a fire director controlman on the forward twin 40 mm Bofors guns [Annotator's Note...
Allen, W. "Bill" War's End
W. P. “Bill” Allen was assigned to the USS LST-523 [Annotator's Note: Landing Ship, Tank] hit a mine not far the...
Ellzey, William War's End
William C. Ellzey, a corpsman in the US Navy, evacuated the wounded from Pacific islands and brought them back to the...
Brannan, Joseph War's End
Joseph Brannan returned to New York with the PT-305 and two other boats on an LST [Annotator's Note: Landing Ship, Tank...
Brannan, Joseph War's End
Joseph Brannan remembered that the PT-305 had three engines but after living on it for about a year, he could not...
Bee, Donald War's End
Donald H. "Don" Bee served two years in the Navy. He heard about the atomic bombs [Annotator's Note: nuclear weapons...
Beynon, Robert War's End
After the war ended, Dr. Robert Beynon and the USS Bowfin (SS-287) went to Long Island [Annotator's Note: Long Island,...
Harless, Paul War's End
Paul Harless was assigned to the USS John Rodgers (DD-574) as a boatswain’s mate second class. One of the last...
Reissig, Floyd J. War's End
Floyd James Reissig was in San Francisco [Annotator's Note: San Francisco, California] when the war ended. When he got...
Rackham, Milton War's End
[Annotator’s Note: There is someone off camera helping the interviewee with answering questions throughout the segment...
Townsend, Joseph War's End
Joseph Townsend started to lose his teeth in 1955. The dentist told him that all his teeth were cracked at the ridge....
Dendrinelis, Socrates War's End
Socrates Dendrinelis was in Okinawa [Annotator’s Note: Okinawa, Japan] for some time. He came back to San Francisco [...
Lusco, Thomas War's End
Thomas Lusco Sr. remembers that at night, there were dogfights between the P-51s [Annotator's Note: North American P-51...
Phillips, Cass War's End
Cass Phillips flew toward New Guinea from Hawaii making several stops at small islands along the southwesterly route....
Knutson, Ruth War's End
Ruth Knutson was in WAVES [Annotator's Note: Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service; United States Naval Women'...
Dannehl, Robert War's End
Robert Dannehl was a radio operator [Annotator’s Note: on the USS Hubbard (DE-211)]. He got liberty [Annotator's Note:...
Wellford, Harry War's End
Harry Walker Wellford [Annotator's Note: while serving as the radar officer aboard the USS Harrison (DD-573)] remembers...
Koenig, Elmer War's End
Elmer Koenig wanted to get out of the Navy, but he did not have enough points [Annotator's Note: a point system was...
Engmann, Larry War's End
Larry Engmann was on the USS PC-1193 when he heard about the end of the war in Europe [Annotator's Note: Victory in...
Patton, Grant War's End
Grant Patton remembers they had to use five-gallon cans to gas the airplanes up. His plane had depth charges [Annotator...
Cassidy, John War's End
When Japan surrendered, John Cassidy was in the Pacific off Wake Island. He thought the atomic bomb was kind of awesome...
Barber, Clyde War's End
Clyde Barber was a member of Patrol Squadron 11 (VP-11) which flew PBYs [Annotator’s Note: Consolidated PBY Catalina]...

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