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Lyle Mitchell wanted to stay working for the Navy after the war, but they cut his pay. He went back to Rochester [...

On 2 July 1942, Jack Holder [Annotator’s Note: serving with Patrol Squadron 23 (VP-23)] was deployed to Noumea, New...

Tony Schneider was from Hillsboro, Missouri, and he attended college at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri. He...

John Gehrett [Annotator's Note: as a Supply Officer of a Navy D2 Supply Unit] participated in the occupation of Japan...

In June 1947 Walter Bank went from Japan to the United States and joined the Navy reserves in New York for the benefits...

Earl Wergin's most memorable experience of World War 2 was when his friend was killed. He fought because he felt there...

[Annotator's Note: William G. Roy served in the Navy as a Photographer's Mate 2nd Class aboard the aircraft carrier USS...

Whidhelm ended up as the CO of Scouting 8 aboard the USS Hornet. One day while sitting in the ready room Vejtasa...

Walter Amoss was interested in Naval aviation but never had much interest in serving in other branches. He passed the...

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

Ray Felts' reassignment brought him to Tsingtao on the Shantung Peninsula, famous for its brewery. Felts had lost his...

James Gaffney never spotted any Japanese while patrolling Bougainville. They did observe and report a bright light on...

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