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Reverend Doctor Lamar Edward Smith's oldest brother, John Joseph, whose nickname was "Jody", enlisted in the Navy prior...

Raleigh W. Johnson Jr. was born in October 1926 in Houston, Texas. He attended public school from primary to high...

Arthur Kuhn separated from service with the rank of Lieutenant in 1954. Officers were required to buy their own...

William Harvey served on a converted yacht named the USS Onyx (PYc-5). Onyx was 125 feet long with two diesel driven...

Joseph “Joe” Maynard was born in August 1922 in Oakley, Tennessee. He had three brothers and one sister. He was the...

Mrs. P.A. "Tippy" Foster's most memorable experience of World War 2 was hearing the news of Pearl Harbor [Annotator's...

Catherine Long was born in 1924 in Dayton, Ohio. That was the home of her mother’s family. She soon moved to Pittsburgh...

After Easter 1946, Bowdre McDowell returned home and pursued a college education. He graduated with a marketing degree...

The day the war was over is the most memorable for Amelia Taylor. She wanted to serve because her brothers were serving...

Wagner was checking in after dinner when a guard stuck a gun in her back. She identified herself as Lieutenant Wagner...

Lawson Tracy Winslow, Junior completed the program [Annotator's Note: V-12 US Navy College Training Program, 1943 to...

Violet Walsh served in World War 2 in order to do her part in the war, and she is glad she volunteered. She knows that...

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