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Frank George Memory worked mainly with the officers [Annotator’s Note: Memory was assistant navigator aboard the USS...

[Annotator's Note: Leon Griffith was guarding the Florida Keys as a member of the 155th Infantry Regiment, 31st...

Pete Brock was born in April 1926 in Columbia, South Carolina. He grew up with a twin brother and two sisters. His...

Fulton Taylor chose the United States Navy because service there appealed to him. His older brother was already in the...

Loren Bennett was born in October 1927 in Chicago [Annotator's Note: Chicago, Illinois]. He did not have any siblings....

[Annotator's Note: Billy Grieves served in the navy aboard the submarines USS Thresher (SS-200) and USS Lizardfish (SS-...

After his discharge from the Navy, Raymond “Ray” Parrotta received the 52-20 club benefits [Annotator's Note: a...

Floyd James Reissig was hit by shrapnel from one of his own guns. While they were firing, the shrapnel hit him, causing...

[Annotator's Note: Video and sound freeze throughout this clip.] Leo Bednarczyk was born in Chicago, Illinois in June...

Allen Horton reported aboard the USS Nevada (BB-36), and a fellow Princeton acquaintance helped him settle into...

Blanchard was still feeling the effects of the smoke inhalation when he was in Honolulu. He dealt with this injury for...

James Buckley's first landing [Annotator's Note: as a Deck Officer on the USS LST-1013] was on Leyte during the return...

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