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James Shelton Scales boarded a troop ship on New Year's Eve, 1944. He boarded APA-154, the Lowndes [Annotator's Note:...

James Smith was known as Horse [Annotators Note: also as Horse Collar] during his time in the Marine Corps. He earned...

Mark Maynard [Annotator’s Note: aboard the USS Sturgeon (SS-187)] sailed from Pearl Harbor to Midway to top off fuel...

Nevin Sledge admired the SeaBees [Annotator's Note: Members of US naval construction battalions]. They did everything...

Richard T. Russell, Jr. left a situation where he was tasked with destroying everything and went home to a place...

Alfred Dearman says that in the book [Annotator's Note: Dearman is referring to a scrapbook he has, as well as to "...

John Geiger was security for the officer while on missions. They took the officer wherever he wanted to go. Every...

Jimmie Dyer returned to the United States in July 1946. He wanted to surprise his family. His uncle was the undertaker...

Paul A. Franklin was born in in February 1922 in Elm Grove, Louisiana. He was raised during the Great Depression [...

Walter Bud Gafford was born in April 1920. He joined the United States Navy in March 1941 so that he could see the...

Jack Skaggs realized that he had been on a long journey in his life. That journey has brought him pride and enjoyment....

Kenneth Wieland does not remember too much about his basic training but recalls there was a lot of marching and time on...

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