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Hugh Wingo attended boot camp for eight weeks. They got their first liberty [Annotator's Note: an authorized absence...

[Annotator’s Note: There is someone off camera helping the interviewee with answering questions throughout the segment...

Walter Nelson loved the airplane he flew in [Annotators Note: TBF and TBM Avenger torpedo bombers]. It was slow but...

After the conclusion of World War 2, Robert W. "RW" Pratt, [Annotator's Note: assigned as the gunnery officer aboard...

Mitchell Zimmer attended boot camp at Newport, Rhode Island. He went to special training in San Diego. He was assigned...

Patrick Zilliacus was born in May 1926 in Helsinki, Finland. Life growing up was fantastic. His parents divorced when...

[Annotators Note: Arthur Killam served in the US Navy as an Electricians Mate aboard the submarine USS Sea Dragon then...

Gene Alair went into Lingayen Gulf [Annotator's Note: Invasion of Lingayen, Philippines, 6 January 1945], the spot...

Donald H. "Don" Bee had an explosive, right-hand man named Patterson [Annotator's Note: no given name provided]. Bee...

Gordon Tadewaldt was born in June 1926 in Aurora, Illinois. He was one of five children. When his father lost his job...

Salvador Perino had flown other aircraft, but the FM-2 Wildcat [Annotator's Note: Grumman FM-2 Wildcat fighter aircraft...

Marvin Hill had a famous bandleader aboard his ship [Annotator's Note: the USS Harry E. Hubbard (DD-748)]. Eddie Duchin...

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