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James Patterson was born in 1921 in Portland, Tennessee. He has one brother and one sister. He is the oldest child. His...

Returning to his experiences earlier in his Navy career, Lauren Bruner discusses particulars about his first ship, the...

After John Votrobeck graduated, he took a train through Omaha, [Annotator's Note: Omaha, Nebraska] and on 20 April [...

James Gaffney never spotted any Japanese while patrolling Bougainville. They did observe and report a bright light on...

David Heath was born in November 1921 in Toppenish, Washington. When he was seven, his family moved to Montana. While...

Ricardo R. Rondinelli and his unit [Annotator’s Note: 47th Bombardment Squadron, 41st Bombardment Group, Seventh Air...

Emmett Kaylor's time in basic training was his first time in the South where they talked a little different. Their...

Martin Banyas and his gunners did a good job as the last line of defense for the ship [Annotator's Note: USS Santa Fe (...

Dave Severance joined the Marine Corps in October 1938 at the age of 19. He was on liberty in Los Angeles when he first...

The war made James Roland Westbrook a better person. He had not finished high school, so went home to Mississippi and...

Donald Draxler was mad at the Japanese for the attack on Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on Pearl...

[Annotator's Note: Michael Mervosh served in the USMC in Company C, 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine...

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