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William Anderson was born in August 1924 in Weldon, Iowa. He grew up on a farm and remembers milking cows before he...

David Flynn describes life on the Houston [Annotator's Note: USS Houston (CA-30)] as very busy; he never had a chance...

Louis Block graduated from high school in June 1944. They discussed the war, but not at length. They were more focused...

Having escaped the ship [Annotator's Note: the USS Oklahoma (BB-37)] as she capsized, Richard Schlink survived the day...

The USS West Virginia (BB-48) was raised from the bottom of Pearl Harbor. Archie Kelley was there during part of that...

[Annotator's Note: Frank Purvis was in New York when he heard the news of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii...

[Annotator's Note: The interviewer opens with talking of Ronald Reagan saying that America is exceptional because it...

Donald L. Beeghly was born in Sabetha, Kansas in May 1925. His father worked for Union Pacific but was laid off during...

Herman Molen was born in August 1923 in Greenville, Texas. He was studying to be a minister. He was ordained. When the...

Barney Hajiro entered the Army and was immediately required to do manual labor around the Hawaiian Islands in...

As a kid, Walter Oka used to hang around on the pier, selling newspapers and sundries to the sailors. He collected...

Louis Conter was located between the USS Arizona (BB-39)'s turrets three and four during the attack. With the terrible...

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