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Wallace Spencer is honored that he was able to serve. He did his job and it was an honor to do it. His hat helped him...

One ensign did bail out. He was picked up by a Japanese destroyer. He was interrogated, according to testimony from the...

Other close calls John Cassidy remembers included a night when two bombers flew so low, in diversionary tactics while...

After doing shore duty for a couple weeks, Lincoln Grahlfs was transferred to Guam [Annotator’s Note: Northern Marianas...

Paul Sparacino was born in July 1943 in Simmesport, Louisiana. His father drove a log truck. They moved to Alexandria,...

Cass Phillips flew toward New Guinea from Hawaii making several stops at small islands along the southwesterly route....

After the conclusion of World War 2, William Riggs' only thought upon arriving home was to seek out a job away from the...

Alexander Vraciu was on a mission with a flight of 12 aircraft when he noticed five Zeros [Annotators Note: Mitsubishi...

James Warren David recalled always having the supplies they needed while living on the island [Annotator's Note: on...

When Phineas Stevens left Leyte Gulf [Annotator's Note: Battle of Leyte, Philippines, 17 October to 26 December 1944]...

James Paul Lynch had a wonderful experience on the Snook [Annotator's Note: USS Snook (SS-279)]. They had fine officers...

At 11 years in the Navy, Randall Edwards decided to make a career of the military. In 1946, he had an unfortunate...

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