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Phoutrides took part in the Normandy invasion. He knew what was happening but couldn't understand the enormity of the...

Irvin C. Klimas' interest was in college, and he applied to a few colleges. He was accepted at Carnegie Tech [Annotator...

Charles Taylor was assigned to the USS Absecon (AVP-23) as the catapult officer. His job was to make sure the plane was...

Charlie Lomax [Annotator's Note: a Naval officer in a special communications task force in the Naval Amphibious Forces...

William Leo Spaetgens returned to Treasure Island near San Francisco after his leave at home. At that point, he was...

Carl C. Bartels, M.D. [Annotator's Note: Doctor of Medicine] arrived at the beaches far enough away to see what was...

Theodore Vallas left the Navy after the war in order to play professional sports. He enrolled in college to play...

William Cassady was born in June 1924 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His family moved to New Orleans [Annotator’s Note...

Alois Kopp enlisted in the Navy in September 1937 despite the fact he could not swim. He learned fast. He volunteered...

Joseph R. Romano [Annotator's Note: gun captain aboard the USS LCM-1010] was part of a six-ship flotilla that bombarded...

While in Boston, [Annotator's Note: Boston, Massachusetts] Leon Schafer was ordered to have his seasickness evaluated....

Cecil N. Duck served in the Navy until 1949, then worked for a company in Pensacola, Florida before enlisting in the...

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