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Hamilton, George Patriotic Citizen to Navy Training
George Hamilton was born in April 1922 in West Monroe, Louisiana. Hamilton lived in five states before he was six years...
Memory, Frank Becoming a Submariner
Frank George Memory went through boot camp in San Diego [Annotators’ Note: San Diego, California] and was assigned to...
Taylor, Claude Becoming a Sailor and Going to War
When Claude Taylor turned 18, he enlisted in the Navy. His father had been in the Army in France in World War 1. The...
Freligh, Robert It was my duty to serve
Robert Freligh served during the war because he felt it was his duty. He was also 20 years old at the time and thought...
Smith, Dale Occupation Duty
[Annotator's Note: Dale Smith served in the Navy aboard the submarine tender USS Proteus (AS-19) and was at Kamakura,...
Rogers, Wilbur Peleliu, the Philippines and Okinawa
When the USS Foote (DD-511) got to Pearl Harbor, Wilbur Rogers remembered they stripped the 20mm off its fan tail and...
Bergeron, Fred Being in a Newsreel
There is newsreel footage of an awards ceremony Fred Bergeron was part of that was shown in his home town while he was...
Hoff, Donald Transfer to the Saratoga
Donald Hoff [Annotator's Note: a rear seat gunner and radio operator on Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bombers in Scouting...
Phoutrides, Ari Segment 1
Ari Phoutrides was born in Seattle in 1925. His father was a priest who was moved around the country often.After high...
Sterrie, Norman Lexington Enters Combat
Norman Sterrie thought Hawaii was a nice experience for a man from the mid-west [Annotator's Note: Sterrie was from St...
Block, Louis Prewar Life
Louis Block graduated from high school in June 1944. They discussed the war, but not at length. They were more focused...
Joslin, Harold Becoming a Sailor and Prewar Service
Harold Joslin joined the Navy around 1939. He liked the idea of going to sea. He also really wanted to get off the farm...

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