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In late 1945, the USS Sagittarius (AKN-2) returned to Norfolk, Virginia and Frank M. Heuer Sr. left the ship in...

Running is in Ernest "Ernie" Andrus' nature. He has been a runner most of his life. He ran his first 200 mile relay...

[Annotators Note: Clayton Fisher served in the Navy as a Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber pilot in Bombing Squadron 8...

John E. Johnson fought in World War 2 because he had to. He was drafted. Johnson acknowledges the war changed his life...

James Warren David believed that World War 2 was a patriotic war and people were very positive at the time. The war...

Floyd James Reissig, known as Buddy, was born in Travis County, outside of Austin, Texas in March 1919. His father was...

Charles Bruce was on the USS Lander (APA-178). Their job was to haul men and equipment wherever they needed to go. They...

After boot camp, Norman Elliott was assigned to a newly-commissioned ship, the USS Pasadena (CL-65). From the Boston...

On 18 August 1944, Frederick Grun left the United States on the HMS Empire Mace along with 200 enlisted men, a number...

Howard Robert Charles was inducted into the Marine Corps [Annotator's Note: in June 1940] in San Diego [Annotator's...

Joseph LaNier had no training or explanation concerning how to perform as a Seabee [Annotator’s Note: Seabee is a twist...

George Joseph Bertucci and the USS Mississippi (BB-41) were anchored too far away from the surrender ceremony to be...

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