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[Annotator's Note: Charles Kneflin joined the Army in Columbus, Ohio in November 1942.] Kneflin was sent to Fort Sill,...

Jack Thornhill was discharged on 15 December 1945 in New Orleans. After being discharged, he went back to Alexandria [...

Garland Bath liked being called up for the service. He went to Fort Eustis, Virginia [Annotator's Note: now Joint Base...

Lenwood Steglich [Annotator’s Note: as a Pharmacist’s Mate 1st Class aboard the survey ship USS Bowditch (AGS-4)]...

Benjamin Carson received ten days leave after the Makin Island raid. He was billeted at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel in...

Walter Groth thought he would not have been there if it was not for the war. He was headed into certain death. He was a...

Al Currier had many boring days [Annotator's Note: on Attu Island, Alaska as a member of Company B, 1st Battalion,...

It took Blanchard quite a while to get topside. There was a lot of smoke. The men had to move to get away from it all....

Karr found out from the Laffey's newsletter that one of his buddies had fallen and broken his hip. Karr did not go to...

Wim de Jonge could tell when he left Holland for the East Indies that war was looming. He was not concerned with...

When he was discharged, Carroll Harris was told to go home [Annotator's Note: Rockport, Mississippi]. He was also told...

Guam [Annotator's Note: Guam, Mariana Islands] reminded Noah Lewis of Hawaii. It was hot all the time. On Guam, Lewis...

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