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Robert Martin was taught to march and thought it was stupid [Annotator's Note: in US Navy basic training]. They went to...

Ari Phoutrides was born in Seattle in 1925. His father was a priest who was moved around the country often.After high...

[Annotator's Note: Leon Schafer received his discharge orders on 10 December 1945 while on occupation duty in Kagoshima...

[Annotator’s Note: There is a person assisting the interviewee with answering Interviewer’s questions throughout the...

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

Fred Arthur Balfour went to Scotland [Annotator's Note: Glasgow, Scotland] and then on to England. He was on the base...

Life on the ship was boring. Raymond A. Reed was on 15 different ships in 35 different countries. He was a lucky Seabee...

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

Fred Arthur Balfour was told to find his own way on board [Annotator's Note: after the war ended and arriving at his...

Jack Raskoph was not much help in the radio room. He was a Radioman 3rd Class. His channel was operated by the British...

David Foerster was born in Jacksonville [Annotator's Note: Jacksonville, Florida] in July 1923. He grew up there. He...

Herbert Nelson Fontenot was born in April 1927 in Fenton, Louisiana. His father died when Fontenot was only 11 years...

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