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The Marines on Midway were a little shook up themselves. Just after they landed, a bomber squadron from the Hornet [...

Kenneth W. Theis was born on 16 February 1923 in East St. Louis, Illinois. The family moved to Amarillo, Texas when he...

James Newsom joined the United States Navy after the attack on Pearl Harbor. He was put on a train in New Orleans,...

Jean D. "JD" Johnson's most memorable experience of World War 2 was the time his submarine [Annotator's Note: the USS...

[Annotator's Note: Raymond Hayes was assigned to the USS Tortuga (LSD-26) as an electrician in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.]...

Mitchell Zimmer and his boat [Annotator's Note: USS Piper (SS-409)] returned to Pearl Harbor en route to the Panama...

Robert Templet wanted to attend college after his service, but he married and had children and his plans changed. He...

Fred A. Aldridge was born in Orlando, North Carolina. After graduating high school in September 1935 he enlisted in the...

Alois Kopp was pleased that the two atomic bombs were dropped. They saved lives in the long run. Both Allied and...

Herbert Fontenot joined the Navy because it was the only branch that would accept him at 16 years of age. He loved his...

[Annotator's Note: Billy Grieves served in the Navy aboard the submarine USS Thresher (SS-200).] The Thresher left port...

Frederick Jenkins was born in Detroit, Michigan in July 1926. He grew up in the fields. His father was a college...

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