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Sturman, William Why He Joined the Navy
William Sturman and a buddy liked the Navy and just picked it to join. He wanted to see the ocean. He was old enough to...
Bradley, John Being an Aide and Going to Korea
John Bradley served in the Army infantry and attended jump and Ranger school. He volunteered to join the 101st Airborne...
Hanning, David Civilian Life to Military Training
David Hanning was born in May 1927 in Saranac Lake, New York. His mother, a nurse from Montreal [Annotator's Note:...
Damonte, Emmanuel Initiation to Combat
The replacement center was just outside of Manila [Annotator's Note: Manila, Luzon, Philippines], and once he was...
Brasel, Robert Returning Home and Postwar
Robert J. "Bob" Brasel and his outfit [Annotator's Note: 1st Platoon, Battery C, 389th Antiaircraft Artillery (...
Wayne, William Roosevelt Dies and Japan Surrenders
William Wayne got out of the hospital and was in the Marine Transit Center in Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: Pearl...
Dendy, Lloyd Oro Bay and the Natives
Lloyd Dendy thinks that they shot several [Annotator's Note: Japanese] aircraft down while on Woodlark Island. There...
McMullen, Milton Reflections
When Milton L. McMullen, Sr. returned from the war, he did not want to talk about his experience as a POW [Annotator's...
Merrill, Milford "Bud" Segment 7
By the time the second strike was launched, the first attack on Hiryu [Annotator's Note: Japanese aircraft carrier...
Brooks, Charles Edward Early Life
Charles Brooks was born in Dallas, Texas. Life in the Great Depression was difficult. His mother had been widowed when...
Brooks, Leonard Growing Up in the Philippines
Leonard Brooks was born in the Philippines in 1924. His parents had gone to the Philippines in 1922 as missionaries and...

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