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Toole, Edward Prewar life
Edward Thomas Toole was born in 1925 in Millen, Georgia. He had four brothers and one sister. He was the youngest boy,...
Taylor, Charles Reflections and Secret Service for JFK
Charles Taylor's most memorable experience of World War 2 was when he was able to take out a German submarine. He saw...
Spaetgens, William Invasion of Sicily
William Leo Spaetgens and his Navy crewmates aboard the SS Leslie M. Shaw (MC-0440) converted their Liberty Ship to a...
Murman, John Navy Training
After John Edmund Murman joined the Navy, he attended boot camp and advanced training for fire control in Newport,...
Murman, John War’s End & Occupation Duty
John Edmund Murman, assigned to the USS Wilkes-Barre (CL-103), left Pearl Harbor [Annotator’s Note: Pearl Harbor,...
Rupert, Gerald USS Lake Champlain (CV-39)
Gerald Rupert was scheduled to go to the Pacific prior the dropping of the atomic bombs [Annotator's Note: nuclear...
Kopp, Alois From Prewar Sailor to a Prisoner of War
Alois Kopp enlisted in the Navy in September 1937 despite the fact he could not swim. He learned fast. He volunteered...
Allen, W. "Bill" Trips to Normandy
W. P. “Bill” Allen was a Navy medic assigned to the USS LST-523 [Annotator's Note: Landing Ship, Tank]. He developed...
Martin, Robert Life Aboard Ship
Robert Martin went to Europe as the radio operator on the USS LST-515. It was cold. Everyone had to stand watch. He...
Schafer, Leon Effects of the War
Leon Schafer is certain the war affected his life afterwards. Number one, he never left his wife. When he got home, he...
Fontenot, Herbert Early Life
Herbert Nelson Fontenot was born in April 1927 in Fenton, Louisiana. His father died when Fontenot was only 11 years...

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