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Homer Myers was born in Union Grove, North Carolina in October 1924. His parents worked hard on a little farm. He got...

On 7 December 1941, Ray Emory stayed on his gun all day and all night, without relief. After he saw the USS Oklahoma (...

When Benjamin Troemel came into Kaneohe, there were obstacles on the runway, and he was greeted by a chief with a...

Arnol Sellars was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1924. He lived in Louisiana, Texas, and overseas but Tulsa is home. He...

On the morning of 7 December 1941, Roy Boreen enjoyed an early breakfast of pancakes. After breakfast, he went to the...

Earl Williams was a B-17 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber] assistant crew chief flying with...

Earl Williams returned from overseas where he had been in charge of aircraft disposition for the Pacific area. Assigned...

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

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

Trinidad Ledesma was born in November 1924 in Downey, California. His parents did not speak English. They only spoke...

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

Martin Carmody did his flight training at Corpus Christi, Texas. When he graduated nine months later he was sent to San...

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