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Louis Block was born in December 1926 in Chicago, Illinois. He grew up and went to school there. He lost his mother at...

After the Japanese surrendered [Annotator’s Note: the surrender was announced by Japanese Emperor Hirohito on 15 August...

Francis Bucher says the closest he came to death was when he flew with a drunk commander. He was in the hangar ready...

Jack Pierce had a good job offer on the West Coast. He tried to get discharged there, but they would not do it. He...

Arles E. Cole was sent to San Diego [Annotator’s Note: San Diego, California] for naval aptitude testing and training....

[Annotator's Note: Robert Barnett looks for some notes.] The Scouts and Raiders was formed in 1942. They [Annotator's...

[Annotator's Note: Billy Grieves served in the Navy aboard the submarine USS Thresher (SS-200).] The islands [Annotator...

Arthur Fishman's bunk [Annotator's Note: aboard the USS Robinson (DD-562)] was near the engine room below deck. He...

William O’Brien was born in Dubuque, Iowa in June 1918. His real father passed away when he was four months old. His...

Burl Loving was born in January 1927 in Garden City, Kansas. In 1930, his family moved to San Francisco [Annotator’s...

Alexander Vraciu knew that the next time they saw air action it would be part of a landing somewhere. When his group...

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