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[Annotator's Note: Orville Bethard served in the Navy as an Electrician’s Mate aboard USS Midway (CVE-63), renamed USS...

Olaf Rose said he suffered no lasting effects from the war, and had no trouble transitioning from sailor to civilian....

James Ramage started his career in the US Navy aboard the USS Enterprise (CV-6). The non-aviators in the Navy at the...

Jack Pierce thought his experience in the war [Annotator's Note: World War 2] was good. He was glad it ended because he...

At Norfolk [Annotator’s Note: Norfolk, Virginia], James W. Metcalf was assigned to Torpedo Squadron 13 (VT-13) on the...

Martin Carmody was on Guadalcanal for two or three days. The USS Enterprise (CV-6) had gone to the harbor at Espiritu...

[Annotator’s Note: Comments from others off camera can be heard throughout segment.] Edmund Aziz and his ship [...

Martin Carmody took a course that would be parallel to the island. He made a good landing in the ocean but the force of...

James “Jim” R. Boyd was born in January 1921 in Long Beach, California while his parents were there on vacation....

Robert S. Gibbs was born in December 1923 in Cedarhurst, New York. He had one sister who was older than him. His family...

Vejtasa had hit the carrier he had made a run on. Fighting 42 was aboard the Yorktown and was commanded by Jimmy...

Fred Bronfin was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was born to immigrant parents immediately after World...

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