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James Francis McCorriston was born in Trenton, New Jersey, in February 1925, but grew up in Florence, New Jersey....

Fred Bronfin was called to report to his local draft board to register. His blood pressure was high when he went in and...

[Annotator's Note: George Joseph Sullivan was captured by the Japanese during the Battle of Peleliu.] Normally, the...

William “Bill” Knapp volunteered for the US Navy when he was 17 years old. His parents consented to his enlistment....

Baptiste had a janitorial service. One of his clients was a doctor who stayed on Corregidor [Annotator's Note:...

Connick and the USS Lander [Annotator's Note: APA-178] brought supplies to Naha Beach on Okinawa. At one point they...

Joseph Townsend joined the service because his aunt who was a Marine convinced him to join. He is military-oriented and...

James Newsom joined the United States Navy after the attack on Pearl Harbor. He was put on a train in New Orleans,...

In 1964, Dennis Allen Andrews was assigned to the USS Proteus (AS-19) for the third time as the officer electrician....

[Annotator’s Note: The interviewer asks William Sturman if the Navy changed between World War 2 and the Korean War.]...

Doyle “Bill” C. Hilson’s most memorable experience of World War 2 was bringing troops home as part of Operation Magic...

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