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When Alex Vraciu bailed out over the Philippines he was at about 300 or 400 feet when hit parachute opened up. He hit...

James N. Rizzo enlisted in the Air Force and served for 22 months. After attending basic training at Keesler Field,...

The boats were scattered around little islands, each with a pier, and Richard McEwen said the sailors ate their meals...

Ray Anthony joined the Navy rather than the Army. He went to the Great Lakes and Chicago. Eddie Peabody was a...

After the war, Clayton Hall's mother used to tell him that she would hear him in the night hollering that they needed...

Lynward Joseph "Buddy" or "Bud" Adams joined the Navy with his two friends, and they were sent to San Diego [Annotator'...

When general quarters were announced, Francis Borrell had to be in his position as fast as possible. He would sit at...

Bill Toledo saw his first combat on 1 November 1943. He landed on the island of Bougainville [Annotator's Note:...

Harold Buell was on the Yorktown [Annotator's Note: USS Yorktown (CV-5)] only a brief time before being reassigned. He...

Robert Leese was based on New Guinea [Annotator's Note: with the 822nd Bombardment Squadron, 38th Bombardment Group,...

On 2 July 1942, Jack Holder [Annotator’s Note: serving with Patrol Squadron 23 (VP-23)] was deployed to Noumea, New...

George Peto has kept numerous photographs and documents from and regarding the war and shared them with interviewer....

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