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Alex Vraciu scored nine aerial victories during his first tour. His first kill was a Zero at Tarawa while flying with...

When the war ended, the Sway [Annotator's Note: USS Sway (AM-120)] swept mines off Formosa [Annotator's Note: Republic...

There were a lot of events that did not make a lasting impression on Crain. He cannot recall the troops he brought in...

Robert "Bob" Lowry left the Navy as a Seaman 1st Class. When he was young in Greenwood [Annotator's Note: Greenwood,...

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

After he completed his training, Paul Rothenheber was assigned to the USS Monticello (APA-61), a troop transport ship....

Jack Madden was transported on the old 40 and 8 train cars to his destination [Annotator's Note: following PT boat...

Joseph Hartmann remembers that by 6:30 [Annotator's Note: on the morning of D-Day; the Allied invasion of Normandy,...

William Cassady was assigned to the ship [Annotator’s Note: USS Frederick Funston (APA-89)] in 1943. They went into...

For Robert Fitz, it was an honor to serve three years in combat areas, and is grateful that he lived through it. He...

Joseph Brannan was based for a time in Leghorn, Italy as the city was called in English. It is referred to as Livorno...

Anthony Bianconi feels strongly that World War 2 should be taught to youngsters today. There are guys under white...

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