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Joslin, Harold Japanese Guards and War's End
Harold Joslin and his fellow prisoners of war tried to keep their humor up. There was a Japanese guard who marched them...
Kneflin, Charles Boeing B-29 Superfortress
Charles Kneflin had never seen anything like the B-29 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-29 Superfortress very heavy bomber]....
Ukrop, Samuel Reflections
Samuel Ukrop was not changed a bit by the war. He had no bad dreams of combat although some of his dreams are realistic...
Goldsborough, William Postwar Service in Japan
When the war ended, William Goldsborough didn't have enough points [Annotator's Note: a point system was devised based...
Taylor, Fulton Becoming a Sailor
Fulton Taylor chose the United States Navy because service there appealed to him. His older brother was already in the...
Buell, Harold "Hal" Famous Naval Aviators of the Pacific War
Harold Buell discusses his wartime experiences and his opinions of multiple dive bomber and fighter pilots who he flew...
Votrobek, Jr., John Final War Patrol Going Home and Discharge
On 5 July [Annotator's Note: 5 July 1945], after refuel and refit in Perth [Annotator's Note: Perth, Australia], John...
Wayne, William Training in Hawaii
William Wayne left the United States for the first time and it was not scary, but it was different. They made their way...
Allen, James Henry Glinski
James Allen remembers Henry Glinski coming aboard with him. Glinski was a couple years older than Allen. Allen had...
Lafleur, Kenneth Early Life, Enlistment, and Training
Kenneth A. Lafleur was born in May 1923 in Ville Platte [Annotator's Note: Ville Platte Louisiana]. Before the war, he...
de Jonge, Wim Dutch East Indies
Wim de Jonge could tell when he left Holland for the East Indies that war was looming. He was not concerned with...
Wade, Nelsyn Navy Life
While on watch duty [Annotator's Note: aboard the USS Aldebaran (AF-10)], Nelsyn Ernest Brooks Wade studied the stars....

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