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Andrews, Dennis Prewar Life to Enlistment
Dennis Allen Andrews was born Mount Solon, Virginia. His father worked at Goodrich Rubber Company to support his family...
Waller, Charles War Breaks Out
At the time war broke out, Charles A. Waller was working as an usher at a nearby movie theater and followed the course...
Schilling, Ira A Very Dangerous Enemy
As the American advance through the Pacific moved closer and closer to the Japanese mainland, enemy resistance grew...
Schneider, Tony Schneider's Experiences in the Battle of Midway
As a pilot in VB-6 [Annotator's Note: Bombing Squadron 6 (VB-6)], Tony Schneider sailed aboard the USS Enterprise (CV-6...
Hammond, Jr., Robert C. Marine Service Stateside
[Annotator’s Note: Video skips throughout the segment and the audio does not sync with the video.] Robert C. Hammond Jr...
Chinnis, Edward Occupation Duty and Feelings Toward the Japanese
Edward Chinnis and his fellow sailors hated the Japanese even after the war ended. Chinnis was on occupation duty for...
Dawson, Ruffin Postwar Life
There was a lot of Uncle Sam [Annotator's Note: Uncle Sam; a common national personification of the federal government...
De Mers, William Segment 5
When DeMers was wounded [Annotator’s Note: on New Guinea] he was taken by the aid men to the regimental aid station....
Tarrant, Eugene Leaving the Navy, Fight in the Slot, and Reunions
The captain [Annotator's Note: Captain Albert Finley France, Jr.] told Tarrant that the Navy was going to be different...
Leaming, Jack Yokohama POW Camp
Jack Leaming and his pilot were taken to Yokohama. [Annotator's Note: Leaming was the rear gunner in the Douglas SDB...
Nelson, Walter After the Lexington sunk
Walter Nelson was only 19 years old at the time [Annotators Note: at the time of the Battle of the Coral Sea]. The USS...
Cole, Arles Early Life
Arles E. Cole was born in Porum, Oklahoma in December 1923. He grew up there. His childhood was rough. It was the...

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