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Harvey, William Becoming a Sailor
William Harvey was called to active duty in April 1941. There was the 1st Division, 2nd Division and the 6th Division [...
Taylor, Charles Learning About Submarines
Charles Taylor was assigned to the USS Absecon (AVP-23) as the catapult officer, even though he had no training in this...
Harvey, William Patrolling for U-Boats in the Gulf of Mexico
William Harvey served on a converted yacht named the USS Onyx (PYc-5). Onyx was 125 feet long with two diesel driven...
Taylor, Charles Submarine Warfare to Atom Bomb Testing
Charles Taylor was assigned to the USS Absecon (AVP-23) as the catapult officer. His job was to make sure the plane was...
Harvey, William Burrwood, Louisiana
William Harvey was stationed on a big island named Burrwood [Annotator's Note: Burrwood, Louisiana]. The United States...
Vallas, Theodore Becoming a Navy Pilot and Aiding England
Theodore Vallas joined the Navy in 1939 when students in college were being prepared to go to the anticipated war....
Zerphey, Winfield Sinking a German U-Boat
Winfield Zerphey and the crew of his Consolidated PB4Y [Annotator's Note: the PB4Y was the US Navy variant of the...
Reed, Raymond Prewar to Iceland
Raymond A. Reed was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania. He moved to Summerville, New Jersey when he was three years old....
Purvis, Frank Life and Race on the USS Snowden (DE-246)
Frank Purvis had never been to sea before. The ship [Annotator's Note: USS Snowden (DE-246)] was commissioned with a...
Gimbut, Raymond War's End and Reflections
After Eniwetok [Annotator's Note: Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands], Raymond Gimbut sailed to California, then to the...
Purvis, Frank Atlantic Convoy Escort Duty
[Annotator's Note: Frank Purvis was assigned to the USS Snowden (DE-246), a brand new destroyer escprt.] After they...
Purvis, Frank Sinking U-Boats with an Atlantic Hunter Killer Group
[Annotator's Note: Frank Purvis' first Atlantic crossing was aboard the USS Snowden (DE-246), escorting a large convoy...

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