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William “Bill” Knapp was born in July 1926 in Detroit, Michigan. He moved from there to a farm in Allerton, Iowa when...

[Annotator's Note: Interview begins with the interviewer introducing himself.] Harold Whitaker was born in Henrietta,...

In January 1943, Frank M. Heuer Sr. enlisted in the Navy with his younger brother, Edward. Heuer, his brother, and...

Besides the flag raising, Dave Severance's most vivid memory was the loss of troops. They knew that the Japanese were...

Ewalt "Walt" Shatz was in New Caledonia when he received transfer orders from USS Patterson (DD-392) to an oil burning...

It was routine that every morning and every night, Frederick Ellis would go to general quarters. In Leyte Gulf, [...

Robert D. Shaner got off the ship [Annotator's Note: the USS LST-475] and explored [Annotator's Note: after they landed...

George Joseph Bertucci went to San Diego, California for basic training. After three weeks, he went aboard the USS...

The only thing Phineas Stevens remembers about Corregidor [Annotator's Note: Corregidor Island, Luzon, Philippines] is...

Fighting in the Leyte Valley area lasted for two brutal months, and John Smith related the tale of the event that...

[Annotator's Note: Monroe Scherer was sent to Korea on occupation duty after Japan surrendered.] The Russians had...

After being liberated [Annotator's Note: from the Santo Tomas internment camp in Manila, Philippines], people were...

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