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Merrill's roommate was Olie Hansen.After a raid the Enterprise [Annotator's Note: aircraft carrier USS Enterprise, CV-6...

Later on [Annotator's Note: in the war] in the atolls on the way to China, the destroyers would go into the lagoons...

Stinson was born in Columbia, Alabama. After he and his classmates graduated from high school in 1943 they joined the...

[Annotator's Note: Horace Trahan served in the Navy on occupation duty outside of Tokyo, Japan.] He stayed aboard ship...

After the invasion of Guam [Annotator's Note: the Battle of Guam, 21 July to 10 August 1944; Guam, Mariana Islands],...

Dale Smith was assigned to the USS Proteus (AS-19), a submarine repair and supply ship. It was big and had about 800...

When Donald Hoff's pilot [Annotator's Note: US Navy Ensign J.C. Dexter] pulled up from his dive, he pulled up so hard...

The Chandler [Annotator's Note: USS Chandle (DD-206)] had 4 stacks and had torpedo tubes and 4 inch guns. Baptiste...

Frank V. Tarkington was fortunate to have a mild and unexcitable experience in the war. He got a break by having...

Paul Harless was assigned to the USS John Rodgers (DD-574) as a boatswain’s mate second class. One of the last...

[Annotator’s Note: The video begins with interviewee talking about how he wanted to write a book and working with a...

Phineas Stevens was born in Jackson, Mississippi in December 1917. He grew up during the Great Depression. He attended...

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