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J. W. Childs was born in Cisco, Texas. From a young age, however, he and his little sister lived with their parents in...

Ralph Marcarelli reacted badly to inoculations when he entered the Navy at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. He missed boot...

[Annotator's Note: William Roy reviews a series of motion pictures clips he captured during the Battle of Midway in...

Robert Swan joined the Navy to avoid the draft. He was flying in Missoula where was going to school. He only had a year...

Fred Bergeron was waiting for a battle like Midway. He was very upset at what had been happening to them. He saw the...

After choosing the US Navy, Stanley John Niec attended boot camp at Naval Station Great Lakes [Annotator's Note: in...

James “Jim” R. Boyd separated from service with the rank of lieutenant in 1946. He immediately took advantage of the G....

One time that scared William Beaman happened when the USS Flasher (SS-249) was firing electric torpedoes. They were...

Robert Freligh’s father died when he was two and a half years old. His mother worked full time as a pharmacist but was...

James W. Metcalf was assigned as a turret gunner with the Torpedo Squadron 13 (VT-13) on the USS Franklin (CV-13). On...

Harry Watson said describing life aboard a submarine can be confusing to someone who isn't qualified. Once qualified, a...

Claude Taylor married his wife after graduating LSU [Annotator's Note: Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge,...

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