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Ittsei Nakagawa was born in January 1930 in Fresno, California. He was fortunate in that the lady who delivered him was...

John H. Cole was on his way to Japan for the invasion when the atomic bombs [Annotator's Note: nuclear weapons dropped...

Wanda Damberg was left behind when most of the camp was moved to Los Baños internment camp [Annotator’s Note: this...

Walter Amoss was interested in Naval aviation but never had much interest in serving in other branches. He passed the...

Robert Freligh probably decided to join the navy because his brother was in the army and there was most likely some...

William Leibold has been contacted numerous times by groups attempting to research various things. Leibold noted how...

Glenn Frazier loaded on a Japanese freighter with 49 other POWs [Annotator's Note: prisoners of war] on 20 October 1942...

Paul J. Frisco was aboard a Fletcher-class destroyer, the USS Cushing (DD-797), during World War 2. He was impressed...

The day after the Great Marianas Turkey Shoot [Annotators Note: the Battle of the Philippine Sea] Alex Vraciu was...

Joseph Vater's older brother was old enough to serve, but was married and had a child, so he was not drafted. Vater was...

Aristide "A.D." Durio was born in Sunset, Louisiana in July 1926 and grew up there. His father worked in rice fields,...

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