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Olaf Rose said he suffered no lasting effects from the war, and had no trouble transitioning from sailor to civilian....

Norman Elliott was born in November 1926 and raised in East Hartford, Connecticut. He had an older brother. Their...

Connick recalls having great respect for the Marines they picked up at Iwo Jima. He watched them fight, seeing the...

Merrill was returning from a search mission just as the Doolittle Raiders were taking off from the Hornet [Annotator's...

[Annotator's Note: Everett Hyland served in the Navy as a radio operator on the USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) and was aboard...

On that Saturday [Annotator's Note: 6 December 1941], Archie Kelley's uncle Bruce [Annotator's Note: US Navy Commander...

Charles Bruce was 17 years old when he drove a truck for work. He got a ticket for speeding. He had to pay 20 dollars....

Raymond “Ray” Parrotta was born in Rochester, New York in May 1927. His father worked with a railroad company, and...

[Annotator's Note: Raymond Bailey served in the Navy as an aircraft mechanic aboard the USS Franklin (CV-13). He...

Edward Chinnis' most memorable experience of World War 2 was going through a typhoon with 55 foot waves. He fought...

Frederick Ellis had a roommate at Tulane [Annotator's Note: Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana] named Eddie...

[Annotators Note: Robert Freligh served as a TBF and TBM Avenger torpedo bomber pilot in Torpedo Squadron 13, VT13,...

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