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Higgins, Richard Joining the Marines and Pearl Harbor
Richard Higgins joined the Marine Corps in 1940. He was set on the Marine Corps from the beginning. He never considered...
Riddle, Pearson Captured and Sent to Japan
The US Navy had planes ready to help out at Wake Island but the admiral in charge figured that it was going to be too...
Johnsen, Erik London, England
Erik Johnsen was a Cadet in the US Merchant Marine on the SS Dolly Madison. The major missions of the ship were...
Baker, Sterling Eating Coconuts and Being Hit
Sterling Baker's records say that at Casablanca [Annotator's Note: Casablanca, Morocco] he was patrolling a lagoon, but...
Wilson, Adolph Final Thoughts
Adolph Wilson thinks The National WWII Museum is great. It shows appreciation for the veterans who served in the war....
Yellin, Jerome "Jerry" Segment 7
In the fall of 1984, Robert went to Japan for a year. He still hasn't come back [Annotator's Note: Interview was...
Floravante, Emile Prewar Life and D-Day
Alfred Anthony Alvarez was born in Boston, Massachusetts to parents with Irish ancestry in April 1924. He joined the...
Goodrich, James Training at Camp Pendleton and Iwo Jima
After his furlough, James Goodrich was told to report to Camp Pendleton. At the time Goodrich did not know what or...
Chartier, Charles Shipped to China
Charles Chartier thought he would go where it was nice and warm. He joined his outfit overseas. As they left Seattle,...
Tarkington, Frank Postwar Life and Career
After the war, Frank V. Tarkington [Annotator's Note: a radioman in the US Navy] had good reasons to stay in the...
Conter, Louis "Lou" PBY Missions
Louis Conter and the VP-11 [Annotator's Note: Patrol Squadron 11] Catalinas [Annotator's Note: Consolidated PBY...

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