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Carrel Reavis was in the CCC Camp [Annotator's Note: Civilian Conservation Corps] as First Sergeant of his company in...

James Buckley had no interest in politics. Floating around in the Pacific [Annotator's Note: as a Deck Officer aboard...

Lyle Mitchell remembers his wife had to work when she was brought to Pearl Harbor [Annotator’s Note: Pearl Harbor,...

By the time Kenneth A. Lafleur had enough points to go home, he had flown 41 missions in the Pacific. Lafleur remarked...

William Barnes served aboard USS PC-590 which was a patrol craft. During the early part of 1942 the navy was desperate...

Walter John Guyote cheated on the eye exam to get into the Navy. He was sent to San Diego, California for boot camp. He...

Claire Maddox was born in Pittsburg, Kansas in 1924 [Annotator's Note: April 1924]. He had two older brothers. It was a...

Dr. Peter Paret, military historian and author, was born in Berlin, Germany in 1924, and his youth and life were shaped...

Louis John Walter was born in August 1923 in Sheldon, Iowa. He experienced no problems during the Great Depression. His...

When he was still 100 miles out from his carrier [Annotator's Note: USS Enterprise (CV-6)], the primitive radar in...

Robert Templet wanted to attend college after his service, but he married and had children and his plans changed. He...

Keith Kiefer was born in January 1957 in Longview, Texas. In school, he did not get taught about World War 2 until...

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