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Gene Alair did not find Navy life difficult. He really enjoyed it. After recieving his commission, he was assigned to...

Archie Kelley [Annotator's Note: assigned to the USS West Virginia (BB-48)] was never questioned about Pearl Harbor...

Louis Conter left the USS Arizona (BB-39) via a liberty boat after her fatal bombing. He boarded the boat near number...

Martin Richard was born in Grand Chenier, Louisiana, south of Lake Charles in June 1924. His father was a cattleman and...

Joseph Richard was a welder assigned to the USS Rigel (AR-11) when it was attacked at Pearl Harbor by the Japanese. He...

Charles Martin was born in August 1922 in Nebraska. He had one brother that died when he was an infant. His father was...

Edward Stone was aboard the Pyro [Annotator's Note: USS Pyro (AE-1)] and found the ship had good cooks. That was...

On 7 December 1941, Armando Gelella rose early and with leave papers in hand, went to breakfast with a buddy who was to...

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

Takea Iguchi and his family boarded a Japanese ship, and the Americans boarded a Swedish ship. Iguchi had a new bicycle...

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

Lawrence Richard "Red" Gilbert was born in April 1921 in Farmington, New Hampshire. He had an older sister and younger...

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