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After boot camp, Norman Elliott was assigned to a newly-commissioned ship, the USS Pasadena (CL-65). From the Boston...

James Born remarked on his feelings of the Japanese during World War 2. He had a very low opinion of the Japanese...

Paul Sparacino was born in July 1943 in Simmesport, Louisiana. His father drove a log truck. They moved to Alexandria,...

Clyde Hymel was born in Garyville, Louisiana in April 1926, and had fun growing up there. His father was a supervisor...

While on Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Okinawa, Japan], Gerry Jones was called over the radio to search for some Japanese...

They were cruising around Java when they ran aground in the valley straights [Annotators Note: aboard the USS Boise in...

James Shelton Scales was the battalion executive officer of the 1st Battalion [Annotator's Note: 1st Battalion, 23...

Aloysius "Al" Arend was flown back to his outfit [Annotator's Note: 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division] on...

Benjamin Albert Glusing was on an inspection trip on New Caledonia [Annotator's Note: as part of 39th Military Police...

Elroy Gambino's most memorable experience of World War 2 was when he won over 5,000 dollars playing blackjack [...

Arthur Jackson had his squad leader bring up some explosives and ammo but he was alone for the most part [Annotator's...

There were no jobs when Charles Bruce got out of the service. He got married right away. He met a high school girl and...

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