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In Auckland, New Zealand, Wesley Carroll “got a virus or something,” and ended up in the hospital. He was sent back to...

In paratrooper training, John Mikus, Jr. was trained as infantry. They had special weapons. In boot camp, they used the...

Baptiste feels that a lot of talent was lost by the navy segregating them. He used to talk to his officers about it.He...

Ray Felts went to Idaho for basic training, and hoped he would get to work on a submarine, but at six-foot-four his...

Edmond Guidry went to San Francisco [Annotator's Note: San Francisco, California] on the Texas [Annotator's Note: USS...

Just about every day there was something amazing for Kenneth E. Stevens [Annotator's Note: with Company E, 1st...

[Annotator's Note: Throughout the segment, a chirp sound can be heard.] In March 1949, Albert "Al" Machaud received...

Samuel Malta voyaged from New Zealand to New Caledonia. He imbibed a potent whiskey while at Nouméa. Missing his ride...

One day, Jack Yusen heard his name called and he was ordered to report to the USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE-413). Yusen and...

Joseph Brannan was changed by the Second World War. He had started college prior to the war, but was not enthusiastic...

For much of the time, Theodore Pavlovich had nothing to eat but C-rations [Annotator's Note: pre-cooked combat ration]...

Harlan Twible was born in Gilbertville, Massachusetts in March 1922. He spent his first 18 years in Gilbertville but...

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