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Ralph Weymouth was awarded the Navy Cross for the Battle of the Philippine Sea. He was given the award for his...

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

The one other combat action Carl Rieman experienced in the Philippines occurred in the Surigao Strait. The whole fleet...

William Hill was assigned to the USS Bonefish (SS-223) in the role of the quartermaster. War patrol became an everyday...

The Chandler [Annotator's Note: USS Chandle (DD-206)] had 4 stacks and had torpedo tubes and 4 inch guns. Baptiste...

William Lee Barnes enlisted in the Navy and was given basic training at Great Lakes [Annotator's Note: Naval Station...

Paul Harless was assigned to the USS John Rodgers (DD-574) as a boatswain’s mate second class. One of the last...

Donald Stratton went aboard the USS Missouri (BB-63) in Pearl Harbor. The USS Arizona (BB-39) put the Missouri to shame...

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

After his Navy training, George Hamilton was assigned to the USS King (DD-242) and spent 16 months aboard her in the...

Everett Hyland was born in Stamford, Connecticut in March 1923. His father died when he was one year old. He had one...

Joseph Daquarna learned about the USS Missouri (BB-63) going to Tokyo Bay for the surrender ceremony following the end...

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