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George Joseph Bertucci was born in July 1925 in New Orleans and was raised there. His mother passed when he was three...

While Dennis Allen Andrews served on the USS Plunger (SS-179) and USS Plaice (SS-390) during World War 2, he...

Arles E. Cole left Pearl Harbor the next morning [Annotator’s Note: Cole was a quartermaster on the USS West Virginia (...

David Hanning believes he was lucky that his service happened during a meaningful and necessary requirement. He...

Paul Lawrence was sent to the Admiralty Islands. All the roads were made of ground coral that was full of salt. Every...

Richard H. Kerr was born in June 1946 in Edgerton, Wisconsin. He grew up with a brother and sister. His father was a...

Thomas A. Tizzard Jr. was born in July 1924 in Echo, Louisiana. His family owned a farm and in 1938 they moved to New...

James Gaffney reveals how the PT Boat reacted to rough seas. Included is an explanation of how the bilge pumping system...

As they went out, they saw a lone destroyer or possibly a light cruiser. They went to find the carrier but they did not...

Richard Welch's most memorable experience of World War 2 was being on patrol off the West Coast looking for Japanese...

John Burr was born in Massachusetts in 1919. His family was in banking and brokerage. He lived in nice circumstances....

When the crew abandoned the USS Perch (SS-176), Robert Lents said some of the guys in the water turned on their...

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