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

Frederick Jenkins was born in Detroit, Michigan in July 1926. He grew up in the fields. His father was a college...

Adolfo V. Celaya was taken aboard the Basset [Annotator’s Note: USS Bassett (APD-73), which rescued 154 survivors of...

Claire Maddox returned to Hawaii [Annotator's Note: as a member of ACORN-21, Aviation, Construction, Ordnance, Repair]...

When on attack, Robert Dickinson was usually at the helm or on one of the bow or stern planes. When on the surface, he...

Harold Buell was involved in a carrier versus carrier battle in the Eastern Solomon Islands. Coral Sea, Midway, Eastern...

John St. Germain was wounded while advancing up Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima [Annotator's Note: Battle of Iwo Jima; 19...

Walter Nelson used to fly out into the fog near the Bay Bridge in San Francisco. Sometimes he flew underneath the Bay...

James was born in North Texas in Aberdene. The town is no longer there. He lived there until he was 10 years old. His...

Connick's boat [Annotator's Note: an LCVP (Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel)] held roughly thirty-six men. Each boat...

Hugh Ettinger was born in May 1926 in Watertown, New York. His father worked as a civil engineer, and they lived on...

Robert W. "RW" Pratt worked in an art studio for an artist. He made picture frames and sometimes was used as a model....

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