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Robert E. McGovern's most memorable experience of World War 2 was when his father died. He followed the war as a...

Earnest then had to make a decision, he was already a 2nd lieutenant in the Army but he was not sure if he wanted to be...

John Smith was out on a patrol miles into enemy territory when he was "relieved of all hazardous duty" and told he was...

Selwyn Gilmore fit back in when he got home. He did not go to work right away. He regrets not going to college when it...

Paul Dietzel continued flying in civilian life after the war. When he would fly with the team, the pilots would...

Fred Gemmel's ship [Annotator's Note: the USS Laffey (DD-724)] was assisted into a port after sustaining damage [...

There were no jobs when Charles Bruce got out of the service. He got married right away. He met a high school girl and...

Willard Ashford [Annotator’s Note: assigned to the 134th Naval Construction Battalion in Guam] was preparing to invade...

Arthur Fishman is a World War 2 Navy veteran. He had three sons and several grandchildren, and his wife passed away. He...

James J. Hill took all the Marine courses with no problem [Annotator's Note: during Marine Corps boot camp in late 1941...

William Lansford was attached to the 27th Regiment [Annotator's Note: Regimental Headquarters, 27th Marine Regiment,...

Roger A. Lewis was born in March 1920 in Chunchula [Annotator's Note: Chunchula, Alabama]. He was the oldest of eight...

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