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Ralph Weymouth was awarded the Navy Cross for the Battle of the Philippine Sea. He was given the award for his...

John E. Johnson's ship [Annotator's Note: USS Liddle (APD-60)] stayed in China for a few weeks, mostly for rest and...

Carl Trim says the tensest time on any trip at sea was when the captain would call everyone to general quarters [...

Ralph Marcarelli reacted badly to inoculations when he entered the Navy at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. He missed boot...

Vernon Micheel sailed on a freighter manned by a crew from Ceylon [Annotator's Note: now Sri Lanka, November 1942]. He...

Martin Carmody was raised in California and was a senior at San Jose State University. His family had lived there for...

John E. Johnson fought in World War 2 because he had to. He was drafted. Johnson acknowledges the war changed his life...

Carl Trim did not find it hard to adjust to civilian life. He attended college, while his wife worked. In 1948, Trim...

Leon Griffith was born in Magee, Mississippi but raised in Monticello [Annotator's Note: Monticello, Mississippi] on a...

James had his back to the explosion when it occurred. 1 shell that went all the way through the armor and came near the...

At Norfolk [Annotator’s Note: Norfolk, Virginia], James W. Metcalf was assigned to Torpedo Squadron 13 (VT-13) on the...

William Currier was born in Westbrook, Maine in 1926. He grew up with two brothers and was raised by his parents....

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