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Following the Japanese surrender, Jack Skaggs and his fellow POWs [Annotator's Note: prisoner of war] made an American...

Willis Mills went into Manila [Annotator’s Note: Manila, the Philippines] for a few days and observed the destruction...

When the atomic bombs were dropped, Fiske Hanley and his fellow prisoners were totally unaware of the events, but...

The fighters rendezvoused with the SBDs [Annotator's Note: Douglas SBD "Dauntless" dive bomber], then had to look after...

Wilbur Rogers moved easily from civilian to military life because his pre-enlistment days were more strenuous than that...

A few minutes after 7:00 [Annotator's Note: 7:00 a.m., 7 December 1941] one of the plotters made some entries on the...

Walter Bowsher was sent to Guam [Annotator's Note: after his liberation from a prisoner of war camp in Japan] where he...

Emil Schoonejans volunteered for service in the Navy. He originally wanted to go into the air force. He and a buddy...

Alex Vraciu and the other members of his squadron were in their ready room. It was known that this was going to be...

Thomas J. Smith, Junior headed out to Saipan [Annotator's Note: Battle of Saipan, 15 June to 9 July 1944, Saipan,...

Fred Wesighan grew up in Kenilworth, New Jersey. After he graduated high school, he wanted to be a pilot in the...

Richard Greer experienced some bayonet fighting during the Battle for Henderson Field but more so at Point Cruz. They...

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