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Robinson, Stewart Death of Friends
Stewart W. Robinson recalls the time the flight deck of the USS Hornet (CV-12) was strafed by Japanese fighters and his...
Bergeron, Fred Being Torpedoed and the Doolittle Raid
[Annotator's Note: Fred Bergeron served in the Navy as a rear seat gunner in a Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber in...
Cassidy, John Close Calls
Other close calls John Cassidy remembers included a night when two bombers flew so low, in diversionary tactics while...
Kelley, Archie Escaping Death
The USS West Virginia (BB-48) was raised from the bottom of Pearl Harbor. Archie Kelley was there during part of that...
Sturman, William Postwar Navy Changes
[Annotator’s Note: The interviewer asks William Sturman if the Navy changed between World War 2 and the Korean War.]...
Vraciu, Alexander "Alex" Segment 1
Alexander Vraciu was on a mission with a flight of 12 aircraft when he noticed five Zeros [Annotators Note: Mitsubishi...
Mitchel, Lyle Stationed at Pearl Harbor
Lyle Mitchell remembers there were some ships that would never be repaired [Annotator’s Note: he is referring to the...
Cole, Arles Saving Dorie Miller and the BB-48 Ensign
Arles E. Cole [Annotator’s Note: a quartermaster on the USS West Virginia (BB-48) on the morning of 7 December 1941...
Hoff, Donald Back to the USS Enteprise (CV-6)
To conserve what little was left in the battery, Donald Hoff turned off the transmitter, receiver, intercom and IFF or...
Maynard, Mark Postwar
Mark Maynard was one of 27 chiefs in the SUBPAC [Annotator’s Note: Submarine Command Pacific] when only nine were...
Reissig, Floyd J. Training
Floyd James Reissig was drafted in May 1944. He was allowed to choose his service after his physical. He was not...
Bailey, Raymond Early Life and Joining the Navy
Raymond Bailey was born and raised in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois. Jobs at the time only paid about one dollar per day....

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