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Irvin C. Klimas and his ship [Annotator's Note: the USS Thompson (DD-627)] gave support to the landing forces around...

Edward Dunne and the men [Annotator's Note: the crew of the USS LST-53] were told what was going to happen [Annotator's...

Charles Taylor was assigned to the USS Absecon (AVP-23) as the catapult officer, even though he had no training in this...

Winfield Zerphey was reunited with his family in Pennsylvania following his separation from the Navy. He had a brief...

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

William Cassady’s last mission was Iwo Jima [Annotator's Note: Battle of Iwo Jima, 19 February to 26 March 1945; Iwo...

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

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

W. P. “Bill” Allen was stationed at a base hospital at the naval facility in Millington, Tennessee. In February 1944,...

After the Great Marianas Turkey Shoot the action really slowed down for Alex Vraciu. There was a lot of argument over...

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

[Annotator's Note: Curt Simmons served in the Navy in the Armed Guard as a gunner aboard merchant ships in the North...

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