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Dennis Allen Andrews was born Mount Solon, Virginia. His father worked at Goodrich Rubber Company to support his family...

John "Jack" Raquepau got married about a week after George Bush [Annotator's Note: George H. W. Bush, 41st President of...

Olaf Rose became acquainted with, and courted, his future wife by mail from the Pacific. When he came home on a 30 day...

Wahlen's division used to get together after the war. His platoon leader would get them together and have each one talk...

Paul Ignatius’ most memorable experience of World War 2 was getting through it, surviving and coming out to lead a...

Paul Harless was assigned to the USS Potomac (AG-25) in Washington D.C. while he served with the Navy. He was visiting...

Stewart Bass was trained to be a naval aviator. The first months involved college type training at St. Mary's College...

William Sturman and a buddy liked the Navy and just picked it to join. He wanted to see the ocean. He was old enough to...

Frederick Ellis was born in Amite, Louisiana in October 1924. His father's business failed in the Great Depression and...

When Donald Hoff [Annotator's Note: a rear seat gunner and radio operator on Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bombers in...

Eugene Tarrant was born in Ennis, Texas. When he was three, his family moved to Dallas. His mother and father figured...

Horace Trahan was born in January 1927 in Maurice, Louisiana. He had one brother and two sisters. His father owned a...

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