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Looking back, 65 years after the event, James Muri believes that the Battle of Midway had to be a turning point in the...

Remi Kidder returned to Arnaudville [Annotator's Note: Arnaudville, Louisiana]. His family knew he was returning. His...

When they bombed Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 7 December 1941], there...

James W. Metcalf was born in Toledo, Ohio in September 1924. When he was still an infant, Metcalf’s father moved the...

Robert Templet took his boot camp training in San Diego. The days started early for him. During his first week in...

Fred Wesighan grew up in Kenilworth, New Jersey. After he graduated high school, he wanted to be a pilot in the...

Andrew Petrus [Annotator's Note: with Company G, 2nd Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division] invaded...

Harry McKnight was not smart enough to be afraid until he heard shells firing for the first time. It took time for him...

Jump school training was intense for Jacques Brewster Smith. He did a lot of running and swinging exercise. He was...

When readying for nuclear test, Paul Sparacino and the crew [Annotator's Note: Sparacino served aboard the USS...

Baptiste feels that a lot of talent was lost by the navy segregating them. He used to talk to his officers about it.He...

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