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After getting back to the United States [Annotator’s Note: after surviving the sinking of the USS Preston (DD-379) in...

Returning to his experiences earlier in his Navy career, Lauren Bruner discusses particulars about his first ship, the...

Charles Martin did not want to be drafted into the Army. He tried to enlist in the Air Force cadet school. He passed...

[Annotator's Note: Throughout this clip, a person off-camera comes in and out of the room.] Oral Russell Beard and his...

John DuBose reached his new ship [Annotator's Note: the SS Bostonian] and was immediately given lifeboat training. He...

Mahlen Arledge was married on 24 December 1942. He was 18 and his new wife was 16 years old. She was still in high...

[Annotator's Note: Robert J. Ferris was pilot in Marine Torpedo Bombing Squadron 232 (VMTB-232) and took part in combat...

Frederick Jenkins thought it was hard to get organized. He had a school teacher as his company commander during boot...

Charles Struble learned about the atomic bombs being dropped after the aircraft returned [Annotator's Note: nuclear...

Charles Chartier was born in Applegate, Michigan in February 1927. He had one brother and one sister. He was the...

Claude Shannahan left Tulagi and boarded the USS Colhoun (APD-2) on the way to Guadalcanal. They had just gotten into...

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