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Richard Lafleur could smell Japan as they got close. Before long they could see the coastline. He envisioned what the...

Williams Riggs was born in Somerset, Texas in January 1925. He grew up working on a farm and vowed he would never go...

Hershel Hibbard recalled the process of refueling the ship [Annotator's Note: USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24)]. Another ship...

Leonard Brooks and his family were on their way back [Annotator's Note: to the Philippines] when the Blitzkrieg started...

Charles A. Waller was called back to active service during the Korean War [Annotator's Note: Korean War, 25 June 1950...

Francis John "Dick" Varone enlisted in the Marine Corps by himself. He waited until he received orders to report to...

While on Tinian [Annotator's Note: Tinian, Mariana Islands], Armando Galella said the signal guys would go out on Ducks...

One memorable experience that came to mind for William Beaman was when his submarine, the USS Flasher (SS-249), sank...

Blanchard was born in Yonkers, New York. He moved around quite a bit as an employee of General Motors.He came from a...

Charles Brooks was sent to Corpus Christie, Texas as a night flight instructor. [Annotator's Note: Brooks was a TBF...

After Quintana went through boot camp, he came out feeling like he could fight anyone. They prepared the men in boot...

[Annotator's Note: David Thomason served in the Navy aboard the USS Mannert L Abele (DD-733) and took part in the...

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