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While off Okinawa, the USS Wisconsin [Annotator’s Note: USS Wisconsin BB-64] picked up some British POWs, which were...

[Annotator's Note: Robert Prince volunteered to be a Ranger while in Port Moresby, New Guinea.] They moved to...

John Sanford Gilman was born in Rochester, New York in November 1918. He grew up with an older brother and twin sister...

William Hill was assigned to the USS Bonefish (SS-223) in the role of the quartermaster. After a very successful first...

Charles Nathan Lane’s first battle was in the Philippines [Annotator’s Note: as part of the 197th Coast Artillery...

Vaughan Whitworth got a couple of weeks to prepare prior to reporting to Montford Point [Annotator's Note: Camp...

Fulton Taylor used the GI Bill to help pay his tuition for college. He graduated from Louisiana State University in...

While the ships were circling, Hershel Williams had to use the bathroom, which was essentially a pump that circulated...

William Barnes served aboard USS PC-590 which was a patrol craft. During the early part of 1942 the navy was desperate...

Flying combat air patrols out of Guam, John Reeder flew missions of two hours duration every day during daylight hours...

After Bougainville, William Lansford went back to the United States. He was a high point guy. Back in the United States...

Olaf Rose said he suffered no lasting effects from the war, and had no trouble transitioning from sailor to civilian....

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