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Arthur Killam kept up with some of the guys he served with in the US Navy during the war but never went to any of the...

Robert Dickinson's fourth patrol [Annotator's Note: aboard the USS Queenfish (SS-393)] included the sad story of the...

Martin Carmody did his flight training at Corpus Christi, Texas. When he graduated nine months later he was sent to San...

James Francis McCorriston was happy to be aboard a fighting ship like the USS Salt Lake City (CA-25). The first place...

There were still natives on Johnston Island [Annotator's Note: Johnston Atoll, United States Minor Outlying Islands]...

James Oney cannot think of anything that exciting that stands out [Annotator's Note: about his service in World War 2...

Stewart Bass was trained to be a naval aviator. The first months involved college type training at St. Mary's College...

During the second Truk raid Alex Vraciu was on a morning hop escorting bombers when they were attacked by a group of...

Frank M. Heuer Sr. was assigned to the crew of a crash boat and deployed to Tarawa [Annotator’s Note: Tarawa Atoll,...

Jack D. Owen’s most memorable experience of World War 2 was when he participated in the commissioning of the USS Colusa...

William Currier's most memorable experience of World War 2 was his first day at boot camp. He grew up in one day. He...

Waldron was the commanding officer of Torpedo Squadron 8. He wanted things done his way and he wanted them done right....

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