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Groth, Walter Reflections
Walter Groth thought he would not have been there if it was not for the war. He was headed into certain death. He was a...
Micklich, Richard Joining the Navy
Richard Micklich was born in 1921 in Pueblo, Colorado. He spent the entirety of his childhood in Pueblo as part of a...
Lux, Gerald Married Life, Part 2
[Annotator’s Note: This segment is a duplicate of the previous segment entitled “Married Life.”] Gerald Wayne Lux met...
Wolf Guts, Clarence Wartime
Clarence Wolf Guts [Annotator's Note: a code-talker – a person employed by the military to use a little-known language...
Angel, Earl Prewar Life to Paratrooper Training
Earl Angel was born in August 1923 in Hanover, Pennsylvania. He had ten siblings, four sisters and six brothers. His...
Varone, Francis "Dick" A Marine in Combat
On Iwo Jima [Annotator's Note: with the 5th Marine Division during the Battle of Iwo Jima, 19 February to 26 March 1945...
O'Keefe, Jeremiah Marine Fighter Squadron 323 (VMF-323)
Jeremiah "Jerry" O'Keefe's unit [Annotator's Note: Marine Fighter Squadron 323 (VMF-323), known as the "Death Rattlers...
Jones, David "Davey" Segment 8
When they left the ground they were going a little under 80 miles per hour. The ship was making about 20 knots and...
Rogers, Ernest Segment 4
After the war started their NCO [Annotator's Note: non- commissioned officer] went to Pan Am station and brought back...
Roy, William Carrier Raids on the Marshall and Gilbert Islands
[Annotator's Note: William G. Roy served in the Navy as a Photographer's Mate 2nd Class aboard the aircraft carrier USS...
Bass, Stewart The TBM Avenger
Stewart Bass flew a TBM Avenger [Annotator's Note: Grumman TBM Avenger torpedo bomber] during the Second World War. He...
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...

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