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Jones, David "Davey" Segment 1
Jones was born in Oregon. When he was 10 years old, 1 of his sisters contracted tuberculosis so his mother elected to...
DeMott, Joseph Reflections
Joseph DeMott [Annotator's Note: a prisoner of war of the Japanese] left the war feeling that we are all human beings...
Nummer, Richard Assaulting Iwo Jima
While heading to the invasion of Iwo Jima, Richard Nummer's convoy of ships was joined by numerous ships at Saipan....
Mosher, Alfred Early Life and Deployment to Guam
Alfred Raymond Mosher was born in December 1921 in Adrian, Missouri. He recalled the Great Depression and how lots of...
Ferrier, Harry Segment 7
Ferrier did not like the way they were awarding flight orders to the crewman. Ferrier made his boss well aware of that...
Shown, Donald Training, Indianapolis and Pearl Harbor
Donald Herbert Shown joined the Navy and completed boot camp in San Diego [Annotator’s Note: San Diego, California] in...
Jenkins, Frederick Entrance into Service
Frederick Jenkins thought it was hard to get organized. He had a school teacher as his company commander during boot...
Burgin, Romus "R.V." Mopping Up Peleliu and Preparing for Okinawa
After eliminating the remainder of the artillery positions on Ngesebus Island, the 5th Marine Regiment returned to...
Ellis, Frederick Occupation Duties
Shortly after Frederick Ellis reached Japan and the point system was in place for sending them home. The points got...
Hoff, Donald Stop at Guadalcanal
Donald Hoff [Annotator's Note: a rear seat gunner and radio operator on Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bombers in Scouting...
Stratton, Donald Attack on Pearl Harbor
Donald Stratton recalls that none of the men were sleeping [Annotator's Note: when the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor...

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