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Harry Watson said describing life aboard a submarine can be confusing to someone who isn't qualified. Once qualified, a...

Fred Gemmel [Annotator's Note: a Torpedoman 2nd Class assigned to the USS Laffey (DD-724)] headed to the Philippines,...

George Joseph Sullivan left Saipan [Annotator's Note: Saipan, Mariana Islands] for Tinian [Annotator's Note: Tinian,...

When James Born left Japan and landed in San Francisco [Annotator's Note: San Francisco, California]. He had no...

Before going out on duty at Picket Station Number 1 the men of the Laffey saw all sorts of damage to ships while docked...

Ben Ray Bost's most memorable experiences of the war are his two combat landings at Ormoc [Annotator's Note: Battle of...

Paul Ignatius was assigned to Composite Squadron 80 (VC-80) aboard the USS Manila Bay (CVE-61) as the squadron’s...

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

All four Japanese carriers were sunk during the Battle of Midway. The Japanese plan had been to draw the American...

Carl Rieman said if the planes could have carried more ammunition, he could have gotten more enemy kills. The Japanese...

When Robert Freligh got out of the navy he went back to school at Albion College in Albion, Michigan. They had to go to...

[Annotator’s Note: Birds can be heard chirping in the background throughout this clip.] Willard Johnson was assigned to...

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