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Murphy Burke served in World War 2 because he thought it was the thing an American should do. He feels his experience...

Harold Buell wanted to hit a major enemy warship but seemed to never have the opportunity. He finally had his chance...

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

Lyle Mitchell remembers there were some ships that would never be repaired [Annotator’s Note: he is referring to the...

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

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

Albert Elmer "John" Cummings was raised in Richmond, Virginia. The Depression [Annotator's Note: Great Depression; a...

Edward Chinnis and his fellow sailors hated the Japanese even after the war ended. Chinnis was on occupation duty for...

Walter Amoss was 17 years of age when the war started. Like his fellow students, he wanted to join the military and go...

The first island the USS Indianapolis (CA-35) approached was Tarawa [Annotator's Note: Tarawa, Gilbert Islands], and...

What they [Annotator's Note: Billy Grieves and his fellow crewmen aboard the submarine USS Thresher (SS-200)] didn't...

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