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Gerald Kynett picked up his ship in Evansville, Indiana, then sailed down the Mississippi [Annotator's Note:...

After his discharge, John Carruth went to Atlanta [Annotator's Note: Atlanta, Georgia] and worked for his uncle, who...

Alfred Rodrigues wanted to be an engineer in the Navy. He found that the engine room was very hot and he passed out in...

During Donald Dean's career in the Navy, the thing he enjoyed most was sailing along a nice smooth sea when he was off...

Carey Suratt trained at Great Lakes, Illinois. Boot camp lasted five weeks. He enjoyed boot camp. The trainees learned...

Stewart W. Robinson was born in March 1925 in Liverpool, Pennsylvania. One of 16 children, he grew up on a farm. Times...

Floyd James Reissig was a Petty Officer 3rd Class in the Navy. He served as a Coxswain [Annotator's Note: person in...

Vejtasa thought that the training he received was great. They would train as individuals as well as a group. In...

Leon Griffith was born in Magee, Mississippi but raised in Monticello [Annotator's Note: Monticello, Mississippi] on a...

James Connelly made landings on Guadalcanal [Annotator's Note: Guadalcanal Campaign, 7 August 1942 to 9 February 1943;...

Lincoln D. Brennan Sr. was drafted into the armed forces and chose to serve in the Navy. He boarded a train and was...

During the battle Commander Becton [Annotator's Note: Admiral F. Julian Becton] was very calm. He gave orders to the...

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