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Archie Kelley thought much more time was going by than really was [Annotator's Note: onboard the now-torpedoed USS West...

Angelo Ciotta wanted to be a Marine because he knew their history and he had seen the movie "Wake Island" twice. He saw...

Frank Purvis volunteered before Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 7...

Thomas Ballew served with the 231st Searchlight Battalion which was attached to the 9th Air Force. Ballew was born in...

Henry Heim was glad to accomplish what he did. He is proud that he got to fight for his country. He was worried he...

Chafer Honea was born in November 1924 in Anderson, South Carolina. Growing up in Anderson was a lot of fun. His father...

Harley Bridger was born in November 1923 in Searcy, Arkansas. He grew up in White County and his early days were great...

Louis Conter started 7 December 1941 aboard USS Arizona (BB-39) in Pearl Harbor. It was his practice to substitute for...

Jack Linscott was 16 years old when the war broke out. He did not know there was something going on in the Pacific. The...

Joseph Richard went to T-Unit [Annotator's Note : Task Unit; unit or formation that works on a single defined task or...

Shirley Chase Kruse was born in June 1922 in Kearny, New Jersey and grew up in Newark, New Jersey. Her father was a...

Shortly before colors [Annotator's Note: eight o'clock in the morning] on 7 December 1941, Firman Balza was standing on...

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