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John Sanford Gilman was born in Rochester, New York in November 1918. He grew up with an older brother and twin sister...

The bombing of Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 7 December 1941] was a...

All four Japanese carriers were sunk during the Battle of Midway. The Japanese plan had been to draw the American...

William Cassady [Annotator’s Note: serving aboard the USS Frederick Funston (APA-89)] remembers the ship behind them...

Stewart W. Robinson was born in March 1925 in Liverpool, Pennsylvania. One of 16 children, he grew up on a farm. Times...

Elmer Spraker was born in April 1927 in Malden, Massachusetts, the second of two children. After his mother died...

[Annotator's Note: Muffled talking can be heard in the background throughout this segment.] John Sanford Gilman ended...

Buck Donaldson was involved in school. He would make the honor roll. He would participate in the plays. They moved to...

Louis Block had to serve KP [Annotator's Note: kitchen patrol or kitchen police] duty for 30 days when he got to Hawaii...

Fermer Kellogg was born in April 1925. He was born, raised and resides in Burbank, California. His family made...

After twelve weeks of training in Gulfport [Annotator's Note: Gulfport, Mississippi] Charles "Chuck" Schmetzer was sent...

[Annotator’s Note: Outside noises can be heard throughout this clip.] Willard Johnson was a Captain in the Navy and...

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