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Most of the tests had to do with navigation. They got off of the ship in Pearl Harbor. Eventually Earnest was told that...

John Nicholas was a Seaman 2nd Class deck hand when he went aboard the Gayety [Annotator's Note: USS Gayety (AM-239)]....

Philip Curran and his family talked about the impending war developments all the time. His grandfather was an avid...

Paul Sartori Jr. was proud of serving in the Navy. He felt good about doing something for his country. He served with...

Robert Masters was born in Akron, Ohio in August 1925. When he was five years old, the family moved to Santa Monica [...

When his leave [Annotator's Note: an authorized absence for a short period of time] was up, Salvador Guercia returned...

Cecil Ezell McLain stopped in Singapore before heading home and witnessed five people die and several people blinded by...

Tony Schneider reported to VB-6 [Annotator's Note: Bombing Squadron 6 (VB-6)] in 1940. The squadron was assigned to the...

Vejtasa had hit the carrier he had made a run on. Fighting 42 was aboard the Yorktown and was commanded by Jimmy...

James Paul Lynch's father worked for a man running for Congress. Roosevelt [Annotator's Note: Franklin Delano Roosevelt...

James W. Metcalf was assigned as turret gunner with the Torpedo Squadron 13 (VT-13) on the USS Franklin (CV-13). The...

John Snyder's most memorable invasion of World War 2 was the invasion of Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Okinawa, Japan]....

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