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William Sturman and a buddy liked the Navy and just picked it to join. He wanted to see the ocean. He was old enough to...

Melvin Munch was part of the invasion of Okinawa when it commenced on Easter Sunday in April 1945. He rode a landing...

Joseph Daquarna was born in Plaquemine, Louisiana in May 1928. His father owned a grocery store and barroom. The family...

Frederick Ellis was born in Amite, Louisiana in October 1924. His father's business failed in the Great Depression and...

When Donald Hoff [Annotator's Note: a rear seat gunner and radio operator on Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bombers in...

Charles “Chuck” Franzke’s most memorable experience of World War 2 was visiting Nagasaki after the atomic bomb [...

Waldron was the commanding officer of Torpedo Squadron 8. He wanted things done his way and he wanted them done right....

[Annotator's Note: Everett Hyland served in the Navy as a radio operator on the USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) and was aboard...

Adolph William Amundson recalled that by the time he arrived at the island [Annotator's Note: Iwo Jima, Japan], the...

Horace Trahan was born in January 1927 in Maurice, Louisiana. He had one brother and two sisters. His father owned a...

After Orville Bethard was discharged he used his GI Bill benefits to take classes at Compton Junior College for a...

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