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When Robert Freligh got out of the navy he went back to school at Albion College in Albion, Michigan. They had to go to...

When the war ended, Marvin Hill was still serving in the Pacific, and was sent first to Darian, Manchuria to assist in...

Jack Linscott remembers that the Liberty ships [Annotator's Note: a class of quickly produced cargo ships] were not...

Sam L. Miller was discharged from the Navy as a Yeoman 3rd Class [Annotator's Note: at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard...

Alvin Barnes was drafted into the Navy. He previously knew he would have to serve. He had no problem with boot camp. He...

Harvey Mittleman and his unit [Annotator's Note: with the 58th Naval Construction Battalion, also known as Seabees] was...

Harold Buell was aboard the Saratoga [Annotator's Note: USS Saratoga (CV-3)] when she arrived at Midway following the...

Sam L. Miller had no memorable experience in the Navy. It was a good and calm experience. Nothing adverse happened...

Alvin Barnes rode out a typhoon off Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Okinawa, Japan]. The ship [Annotator's Note: USS Purdy (...

Harvey Mittleman's most memorable experience of World War 2 was the heavy combat during the first few days on Okinawa [...

Harold Buell was on the Yorktown [Annotator's Note: USS Yorktown (CV-5)] only a brief time before being reassigned. He...

James Born installed water units that changed saltwater to fresh water for various buildings like barracks, bases, and...

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