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Lewis Guidry was born in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana in January 1919. The Great Depression affected his life in many ways...

Norman Riggsby was drafted. He then went to an examination. Afterward, he went to a reception center in Michigan. From...

Leo Terrebonne was born in Westwego, Louisiana in 1923, the third of three children. Both of his parents were Cajuns. [...

George H. Roxandich was born in August 1925 in Lansford, Pennsylvania and attended Lansford High School. His father was...

W. P. “Bill” Allen was assigned to the USS LST-523 [Annotator's Note: Landing Ship, Tank] which hit a mine not far the...

Dr. Thomas Fitzpatrick was assigned as the radio navigator in the 96th Bombardment Squadron, 2nd Bombardment Group,...

Thomas Payn discussed how the allied ships detected U-boats [Annotator's Note: German submarines], and what happened...

Joseph Alter was born in New York City [Annotator's Note: New York, New York] in May 1923. His father kept his job as a...

Warren Schmitt was born on 18 March 1921 in Hutchinson, Kansas. He had a younger brother named Gene who also served in...

Harold Beal did not want to stay in the Navy. He had PTSD [Annotator's Note: post-traumatic stress disorder; a mental...

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