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Wallace McKay caught a merchant ship back to the United States. It took six weeks to make it back and he was only given...

Returning to his experiences earlier in his Navy career, Lauren Bruner discusses particulars about his first ship, the...

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

After Corregidor fell to the Japanese, Randall Edwards was held there for about a month, during which time the Japanese...

They [Annotators Note: the dive bombers] would cut the engines if nothing came back from the PBY's and call it a day [...

Arthur L. Eads [Annotator's Note: as a 1st class shipfitter for the 133rd Naval Construction Battalion] was on a ship...

Richard Miralles was born in July 1924 in Anderson, California. He was an orphan. His parents separated. He lived with...

Bruce McCormick went to China. He was non-rated. He asked his Division officer if he could take a test to get Third...

Jack Dye [Annotator's Note: as a crewman aboard the USS LSM-232] landed at various islands both during the battles...

After Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Okinawa, Japan], F. Lincoln Grahlfs received orders to tow away the USS Hugh W. Hadley...

[Annotator's Note: Eugene Tarrant served in the Navy as a captain’s mess attendant aboard the USS San Francisco (CA-38...

Jack Leaming was aboard the USS Enterprise (CV-6) in November 1941. [Annotator's Note: Leaming served in the Navy as a...

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