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Alex Vraciu lost his wing man, Brockmeyer [Annotators Note: US Navy Ensign Homer Brockmeyer] out over the Japanese...

William Cassady remembers Saipan [Annotator’s Note: Battle of Saipan, Mariana Islands; 15 June to 9 July 1944] was...

Joseph Hartmann did nine to 12 months of duty. The battleship USS New Jersey (BB-62) was being commissioned. They all...

The duration of a typical watch for Robert Fitz was two hours, except in the places like the Arctic, where it was so...

Crain watched about the first 10 minutes of the movie "Saving Private Ryan." He is normally able to keep his emotions...

Solis “Sol” Kaslow grew up in Philadelphia [Annotator’s Note: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]. He was drafted into the Navy...

Anthony Bianconi [Annotator's Note: a musician and ammunition loader on the cruiser USS Philadelphia (CL-41)] was...

William Leo Spaetgens enlisted in the United States Navy [Annotator's Note: on 22 October 1942]. His parents did not...

[Annotator's Note: Leon Schafer was taking part in Operation Tiger, or Exercise Tiger, April 1944, preparing for the D-...

Harold Beal is glad he served and would do it again. Somebody must take care of the country. When he talks to children...

Robert Martin was in the service from August [Annotator's Note: 14 August 1945] until the day before he was 21 years...

Joseph Brannan remembered that the PT-305 had three engines but after living on it for about a year, he could not...

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