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George Hamilton was born in April 1922 in West Monroe, Louisiana. Hamilton lived in five states before he was six years...

Jack D. Samuelson is a World War Two veteran. He was interviewed at 88 years of age in a senior citizens’ home. He met...

James Mather's most memorable experience of World War 2 was learning about the Pearl Harbor attack [Annotator's Note:...

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

Gordon Tadewaldt was born in June 1926 in Aurora, Illinois. He was one of five children. When his father lost his job...

Walter Bud Gafford was born in April 1920. He joined the United States Navy in March 1941 so that he could see the...

Joseph Daquana was born in Plaquemines, Louisiana in May 1928. He was the second youngest child in a family of seven...

Harold Beal is glad he served and would do it again. Somebody must take care of the country. When he talks to children...

Doyle “Bill” C. Hilson was born in Bronson, Florida in December 1927. He had five brothers and sisters. His father, an...

While in Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii], Victor Yost helped clean the ship. When at sea, Yost...

Merrill was aboard the Saratoga [Annotator's Note: USS Saratoga, CV-3] both times she was torpedoed.When they left...

Connick's boat [Annotator's Note: an LCVP (Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel)] held roughly thirty-six men. Each boat...

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