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Fermer Kellogg learned to swim, survive jumping in a burning pool, handle a rifle and march while training [Annotator's...

George Joseph Bertucci felt the war improved him because he furthered his education afterwards. He had ambition to do...

[Annotators Note: Norman J. Kleiss, known as Dusty, was a dive bomber pilot in Scouting Squadron 6 (VS-6) flying from...

James Thomas Womack was born in January 1921 in Naples, Texas. He was one of six children. During the Great Depression...

Alvin Barnes had coincidental meetings with a childhood friend during the war. He had a friend named Paul [Annotator's...

Elmer Spraker thought he might transition into rebuilding maritime engines in the civilian sector, and in this section...

Victor K. Carman got to Japan on 1 August 1945. The bombs [Annotator's Note: nuclear weapons dropped on Hiroshima and...

Jack D. Owen’s most memorable experience of World War 2 was when he participated in the commissioning of the USS Colusa...

Richard O'Kane [Annotator's Note: US Navy Rear Admiral Richard H. "Dick" O'Kane] gave William Leibold a nice 35mm...

Harry Walker Wellford [Annotator's Note: while serving as radar officer aboard the USS Harrison (DD-573)] remembers...

John Carruth was born in February 1927 in Jefferson, Georgia. He was raised on a farm. As soon as the school bus...

Jack Glass liked serving aboard the USS Enterprise (CV-6). The time he spent on the USS Saratoga (CV-3) was unpleasant...

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