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The day the affair took place [Annotator's Note: the Battle of the Philippine Sea on 19-20 June 1944] they had not had...

For Charles Bishop, submarine school was pretty intense. The course lasted three months during which the class spent a...

Arles E. Cole was born in Porum, Oklahoma in December 1923. He grew up there. His childhood was rough. It was the...

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

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

William Lee Barnes does not remember seeing the island of Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Okinawa, Japan], but he does...

Joseph Townsend joined the service because his aunt who was a Marine convinced him to join. He is military-oriented and...

In the first days of June [Annotator's Note: June 1942], Donald Hoff and his fellow airmen were getting nervous,...

Frank V. Tarkington joined the Indiana National Guard, but was kicked out because it came to light that he was too...

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

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

Melvin Munch had a 15 day leave following his basic training in the United States Navy. It took four days each way for...

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