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Frederick Grun was born in March 1923 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the youngest of four children. His father was an...

Hersey Goodwin was in high school, and they talked current events in the mornings. They knew about it [Annotator's Note...

After being discharged from the Marine Corps, Bryon Oliver returned home. He returned to his old job, then moved to...

Albert G. Sutcliffe and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company F, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division...

Archie Kelley realized he was a raw ensign [Annotator's Note: lowest rank of commissioned officer in the US Navy and...

Louis J. Armentaro was drafted even though he wanted to go prove himself. They told him he was underweight and would...

In addition to class learning, such as communication and radio navigation, Maynard David and the other cadets learned...

[Annotator's Note: Raymond Hayes was assigned to the USS Tortuga (LSD-26) as an electrician in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.]...

Louis Zamperini qualified for the 1936 Olympics and went to New York to compete with Don Lash [Annotator's Note: Donald...

Erik Johnsen served in the US Merchant Marine during World War 2. As a result of the war, his father realized his dream...

Thomas Edward Pugh made it to Washington the day Germany surrendered [Annotator's Note: Victory in Europe Day, 8 May...

William Lutz was born in March 1920 and raised in Reading [Annotator’s Note: Reading, Pennsylvania]. He had a good life...

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