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Fronk, Wesley Prewar to Drafted
Wesley Fronk was born in August 1922 in Jardine, Montana. His father was a homesteader. He grew up on the homestead. He...
Carlson, Clarence Postwar Life and Reflections
Clarence Carlson did not take advantage of the G.I. Bill but he feels he should have. He does not regret leaving the...
Harper, Douglas Under Attack
Douglas Harper stayed at the receiving station for six weeks then moved to target repair at Bishop's Point, working on...
Puckett, Hubert Aftermath of Pearl Harbor Attack
In the aftermath of Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 7 December 1941],...
Pierce, Jack Prewar life
Jack Pierce was born in 1921 and grew up near Kirbyville [Annotator’s Note: Kirbyville, Texas] in a sawmill town called...
Engel, Russell "Russ" Early Life, Enlistment, Basic and Aircrew Training
Russell Engel was born in Vesta, Minnesota, the son of a farmer who left the farm to work in oil refineries in Caspar,...
Kelley, Archie Ship Assignments and First Attacks at Pearl Harbor
Archie Kelley realized he was a raw ensign [Annotator's Note: lowest rank of commissioned officer in the US Navy and...
Lowe, Robert Cleaning Up Pearl Harbor
[Annotator's Note: Robert Lowe and men from his outfit, a detachment of the US Marine Corps' 1st Defense Battlion, were...
Williams, Earl Arriving at Pearl Harbor during the Japanese Attack
Earl Williams recounts his experiences as an assistant crew chief assigned to a B-17 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-17...
Schoonejans, Emil J. Reaction to Pearl Harbor
Emil Schoonejans was born in 1925 in West Hoboken, now Union City, New Jersey. He lived in Union City until 1942 when...
O'Brien, William L. Entrance into Service
William O’Brien was born in Dubuque, Iowa in June 1918. His real father passed away when he was four months old. His...
Mayes, Davis From Early Life to Attack on Pearl Harbor
Davis Gordon Mayes was born in February 1919 in Pontotoc, Texas. During his service in World War 2, he served on the...

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