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Gackenbach, Russell Top Secret Training
Russell Gackenbach heard rumors that his 393rd Bomb Squadron was going to move. The rumors were confirmed. [Annotator's...
Carroll, Wesley Early Life and Entrance Into Service
Wesley Carroll was born in Slidell, Louisiana in 1922. He grew up there, and graduated from high school in 1939, after...
Mikus, John Prewar Life to Enlistment
John Mikus, Jr. was born in Meadow Lands, Pennsylvania in October 1921. His father was a coal miner. Mikus had seven...
Rosen, Harold "Hank" Segment 2
Harold Rosen took part in a simulation that was supposed to help them get ready for their next invasion. He recalls...
Williams, Hershel "Woody" Segment 4
Vernon wore a ring. Hershel Williams also wore a ring that was to remind him of his engagement to his fiancee Ruby....
Bass, Stewart Flying from the USS Lexington (CV-16) and USS Yorktown (CV-10) and sinking the Yamato
Stewart Bass flew off the Lexington [Annotator's Note: USS Lexington (CV-16)] to the Japanese home islands over Tokyo...
Rogers, Ernest Segment 10
They [Annotator's Note: the Japanese] let some of the Red Cross packages go to pot. They would put them in store house...
Hecht, Lester Giving Churchill a Cigar
Lester Hecht was having a beer on liberty in Honolulu [Annotator's Note: Honolulu, Hawaii] when the man next to him,...
Saunders, David Securing Taal Lake and Transporting Japanese POWs
David R. Saunders saw his first combat at Lingayen Gulf [Annotator's Note: Luzon, Philippines]. He was not injured...
Werner, Morton Postwar Life
Morton William Werner returned to San Francisco [Annotator’s Note: San Francisco, California] and then took a train to...
Block, Louis Service Overview
Louis Block was born in December 1926 in Chicago, Illinois. He grew up and went to school there. He lost his mother at...
Corson, Eugene Peleliu and Leyte Gulf
Eugene Corson remembers seeing a USO show [Annotator's Note: United Service Organizations] in the Russel Islands where...

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