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Jack D. Owen’s most memorable experience of World War 2 was when he participated in the commissioning of the USS Colusa...

Wiley discussed how the natives found a large canoe that they could use. They filled the holes in the canoe with sap...

Frank George Memory had no problems returning from the war. He was married in 1946 and had five children with his wife...

Robert W. "RW" Pratt, [Annotator's Note: assigned as the gunnery officer aboard the USS LST-781] was a witness to the...

Robert Taylor went on a patrol on a training site on Upolu, Samoa. His unit [Annotator's Note: Taylor served in the...

Robert Hammond's medical training was in suturing, and one of his major challenges on Guam occurred when there were no...

Carey Suratt left the Navy when his enlistment time was completed. In 1950, someone recommended Suratt join a new Army...

Vernon Micheel first flew with the whole air group on the morning of 4 June [Annotator's Note: Battle of Midway, 4 to 7...

Elmer Koenig was interviewing teachers about why they were leaving. He taught in Los Angeles County [Annotator’s Note:...

Salvador Perino liked his ship [Annotator's Note: the USS Makassar Strait (CVE-91)]. The ship's force learned to...

About a month before the Battle of Midway the skipper decided to assign crews. The chief radioman asked if anyone had a...

Waldron was the commanding officer of Torpedo Squadron 8. He wanted things done his way and he wanted them done right....

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