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Martin Suter was sent to Colgate University [Annotator's Note: in New York, New York], where he took part a pilot...

Otis Kight had a 30 year career in the Navy. He remembers near the end of boot camp when he was given liberty [...

Arthur L. Eads was born in Plainville, Kansas [Annotator's Note: in August 1920]. His father was a farmer, but then...

After graduating from Navy training, Sam S. McKeel was assigned to LST-579 [Annotator's Note: Landing Ship, Tank] and...

Wallace McKay caught a merchant ship back to the United States. It took six weeks to make it back and he was only given...

Edwin Henlebin described the beachhead as glutted with supplies. The problem was getting the material from the beach to...

Dr. Robert Beynon was aboard the USS Bowfin (SS-287) for missions seven through nine. The seventh was a lifeguard duty...

Richard Miralles was born in July 1924 in Anderson, California. He was an orphan. His parents separated. He lived with...

Jack Dye [Annotator's Note: as a crewman aboard the USS LSM-232] landed at various islands both during the battles...

Bruce McCormick went to China. He was non-rated. He asked his Division officer if he could take a test to get Third...

John Gehrett reached Sydney [Annotator's Note: as a Supply Officer of a Navy D2 Supply Unit, Gehrett reached Sydney,...

James Newsom joined the United States Navy after the attack on Pearl Harbor. He was put on a train in New Orleans,...

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