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Memory, Frank USS Gato (SS-212) and Postwar
Frank George Memory was a crewman on a submarine [Annotator’s Note: USS Gato (SS-212)]. The boat was about 300 feet...
Tizzard, Thomas Typhoon on Okinawa, VJ Day, and Going Back to the United States
The USS Denver (CL-58) was at Okinawa, Japan at the end of the war to protect the hospital ships. Thomas Tizzard...
Barnes, Alvin Final Thoughts
Alvin Barnes heard an interesting story of a man who survived both the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings [...
Andrus, Ernest Running for a Cause
Running is in Ernest "Ernie" Andrus' nature. He has been a runner most of his life. He ran his first 200 mile relay...
Hopkins, Lewis Segment 8
Bombing 6 and Scouting 8 had different ready rooms and different skippers, but the guys interacted with each other....
Gruber, Harper Boot Camp, Joining the USS YMS-339 and Overseas Deployment
Harper Gruber found boot camp very rough, but very beneficial in terms of his physical conditioning. After school, his...
Wellford, Harry Navy V-12 Program and Okinawa
Harry Walker Wellford attended the Navy V-12 program [Annotator’s Note: V-12 US Navy College Training Program, 1943 to...
Stratton, Donald No Idea of Impending War
Donald Stratton went aboard the USS Missouri (BB-63) in Pearl Harbor. The USS Arizona (BB-39) put the Missouri to shame...
Burch, Ralph Reflections
Ralph Burch thought seeing the Golden Gate Bridge was memorable when he was in San Francisco [Annotator’s Note: San...
Childers, Lloyd Segment 7
When Childers strapped in he said over the radio that it was his birthday and that he wanted to celebrate.Three of the...
Charles, Howard Building the Burma Railway
Howard Robert Charles was part of the prisoner of war force that worked 14 months on building the Burma Railroad from...
Glass, Jack Jig Dog Ramage and Jimmy Flatley
To Jack Glass, Jig Dog [Annotator's Note: later Rear Admiral James D. Ramage] had nerves of steel. He was totally in...

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