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Wesley Waggoner was born in 1927 [Annotator’s Note: May 1927 in Watonga, Oklahoma]. His family was composed of 14...

William Roy was on the USS Yorktown [Annotator's Note: CV-5] when Pearl Harbor was attacked. The Yorktown was at Pier 7...

When the Japanese surrendered [Annotator’s Note: The Japanese surrender was announced 15 August 1945, and officially...

In Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Everett Hyland did hear rumors of going to war. When out on their two weeks at sea, and at...

Richard O'Hara had one brother three and a half years older than him who went in the Marines earlier than O'Hara. He...

James Bowie was part of the invasion of Guam [Annotator’s Note: The Battle of Guam, Mariana Islands; 21 July to 10...

Harold Zeringer was a participant in the assault to take the Japanese held island of Okinawa. The invasion took place...

Ed Weber was on furlough [Annotator's Note: an authorized absence for a short period of time] in Dallas [Annotator's...

Gerald Kynett returned to Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii], where he was held up for some time....

[Annotator's Note: Maynard David served in the USAAF as a bombardier on Boeing B-29 Superfortress very heavy bombers in...

During his time on PT-171, Olaf Rose took instruction from veteran engineers, and gradually got comfortable with his...

Arthur Killam kept up with some of the guys he served with in the US Navy during the war but never went to any of the...

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