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John DuBose signed on the SS Frenchtown as a messman. The ship was a T-2 tanker that was welded during construction and...

Edwin Joseph Borne, Jr. first encountered Japanese assault troops soon after Devereux [Annotator's Note: then US Marine...

William “Bill” Knapp volunteered for the US Navy when he was 17 years old. His parents consented to his enlistment....

To fill personnel losses resulting from accidents and combat, Richard Baile's crew was broken up. He was made the...

Norman Hatch disembarked his ship in Nagasaki Harbor to begin the occupation of Japan and immediately saw the...

[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Thomas Kolesa to talk about the radar he worked with.] Antiaircraft artillery...

"PB" Snyder was born in Vernon, Texas in June 1927. His father was an independent drilling contractor and moved the...

Fiske Hanley II was selected to go to flight engineer school after basic training because of his college degree in...

Frederick Haack and about nine others were put in a big, steel cylinder [Annotator's Note: during high-altitude, pilot...

In addition to his weapon, Philip Schweitzer carried two pouches. Because of his rank as a sergeant, Schweitzer carried...

David Harvey was born in September 1926. [Annotator's Note: Harvey says he was born "around here" but the town name is...

William Hill was assigned to the USS Bonefish (SS-223) in the role of the quartermaster. His duty included standing...

Oral History