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Martin Sherbecoe was born in 1920 in Stamford, Connecticut. His father was a skilled mechanic and from a very early age...

Lyle Bird was born in May 1926 in Bakersfield, California and grew up in Oakland, California. Bird was one of three...

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

Robert Villars was born in New Orleans, Louisiana in January 1925. His father held his job as a clerk throughout the...

The LST-700 [Annotator's Note: USS LST-700] eventually made it back to the Philippines. Carey Suratt needed repair...

Arthur Fishman had one sister growing up. His mother died when he was six years old. A few years later, his father...

Remi Kidder was sent to San Diego, California for his basic training. He was used to hard work and discipline so that...

[Annotator's Notes: There is some chit chat between the interviewer and interviewee before the interview begins.]...

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

Raymond Hayes got word of the war ending before he left San Diego [Annotator's Note: San Diego, California] for Pearl [...

Elsie Marie "Kitty" Rippin was born in Ellinger, Texas in January 1924. She moved around a lot with her family during...

Joseph Brannan was born in Gillett, Arkansas in 1922. Raised during the Great Depression, his father had a business in...

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