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Marvin Hill can recall many anecdotes from his military career, ranging from boot camp to discharge. He had no...

William O’Brien and fellow sailors played cards or slept when they were not working. He had to take classes to get a...

James Born remarked on his feelings of the Japanese during World War 2. He had a very low opinion of the Japanese...

From New Guinea, Jack Yusen and the other survivors [Annotator's Note: survivors of the 25 October 1944 sinking of the...

Harold C. Cook grew up in Warren, Ohio. He was the youngest in the family. He had a brother who was popular and active...

Archie Kelley admired Rickover [Annotator's Note: US Navy Admiral Hyman G. Rickover; nicknamed Father of the Nuclear...

Jack Holder [Annotator’s Note: serving with Patrol Bombing Squadron 103 (VPB-103)] flew missions across the English...

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

James Ramage was at Pearl Harbor when the Battle of Midway took place. He was not aboard ship at the time. The...

John Burr was on watch and he could spot anything on watch at night. He wanted to be on his watch at least five minutes...

Frank V. Tarkington was fortunate to have a mild and unexcitable experience in the war. He got a break by having...

When he was fighting the Japanese in the Pacific, Olaf Rose hated the enemy, but as the years have gone by, he admits...

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