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After the war ended, the captain of the USS Hampden County (LST-803) threw a huge party in Guam [Annotator's Note: Guam...

[Annotator's Note: Meda Royce Hall is difficult to understand throughout this segment.] At the end of World War 2, Hall...

Harold Zeringer was born in Houma, Louisiana in 1922 and grew up in New Orleans. There were good neighbors and friends...

Even with his hearing difficulties, Robert Dickinson still jumps when loud noises go off, in just the way he did when...

After getting back to the United States [Annotator’s Note: after surviving the sinking of the USS Preston (DD-379) in...

James “Jim” R. Boyd was born in January 1921 in Long Beach, California while his parents were there on vacation....

James W. Metcalf’s most memorable experience of World War 2 was flying in combat and the chance of not making it back....

Harry A. Donovan received the Purple Heart [Annotator's Note: a Purple Heart Medal is award bestowed upon a United...

After the war, Robert S. Gibbs told his boss he was getting married, and he asked for a raise. His pay went up to 200...

[Annotator's Note: Jack Thornhill served in the Navy as a gunner's mate aboard the USS Daly (DD-519) and was a gun...

Martin Carmody and Les Ward finally joined back up with each other. They had both consumed a lot of fuel during their...

John "Jack" Raquepau went to get his harness fit and there were enlisted people living on that deck. They had about...

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