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Jules Desloge Brown [Annotator's Note: aboard the USS PCE(R)-855] was stationed at Shanghai [Annotator's Note: Shanghai...

Paul J. Murphy reached Samar [Annotator’s Note: Samar Island in the Philippines] and a hospital that was newly built in...

Voniedoe "Voni" or "Bus" Grimes [Annotator's Note: drafted into the Army in late 1943] was transferred to the 246th...

William Currier's most memorable experience of World War 2 was his first day at boot camp. He grew up in one day. He...

Stewart Bass and his squadron [Annotator's Note: Torpedo Squadron 9 (VT-9)] attacked Japanese supply ships with bombs...

[Annotator's Note: George Joseph Sullivan shipped out of San Diego, California to New Caledonia aboard the USS...

When they got to the Marshall Islands they had to go over the side of the ship; that was a hard thing to do. He did not...

[Annotator’s Note: James Carrington enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1939 and spent two years in China...

Near the end of the war, while the 11th Airborne [Annotator's Note: 11th Airborne Division] was flown to Okinawa [...

Joseph Townsend wanted to join the Marine Corps. His mother objected. His father had served in the Army in the First...

The 71st Fighter Squadron [Annotator's Note: 71st Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, 15th Air Force] usually guarded...

Robert L. Donovan was drafted. He wanted to enlist in the Air Force. He had hay fever so they did not let him enlist....

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