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Thomas J. Bostick's most memorable experience of World War 2 was getting off the ship and going right into combat. When...

[Annotator's Note: Billy Grieves served in the navy aboard the submarines USS Thresher (SS-200) and USS Lizardfish (SS-...

James N. Rizzo enlisted in the Air Force and served for 22 months. After attending basic training at Keesler Field,...

Rollins Rosenzweig and his fellow Navy airmen were told ahead of the attack that they would be going to the South China...

[Annotator's Note: There is a person in the background moving about the room throughout this clip.] Bette C. Horstman...

They would get up at four in the morning on Pavavu. They were in King (K) Co. 3-1 [Annotators Note: K Company, 3rd...

After about five weeks of pilot school and 20 solo hours [Annotator's Note: at the Allen Hancock College of Aeronautics...

Dale Peterson served on two different cruisers, the USS San Diego (CL-53) and the USS San Juan (CL-54). His battle...

Walter Nelson loved the airplane he flew in [Annotators Note: TBF and TBM Avenger torpedo bombers]. It was slow but...

Sterling Baker was in the National Youth Administration and trained to be a carpenter. He was also in charge of the...

Willie Roy Hebert kept in touch with his brothers while he was in the service [Annotator's Note: with Marine Aviation...

Rob Roy Ratliff was born in 1923 in Webb City, Missouri. He recalled playing in the fields near the old mines as a boy...

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