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When the Japanese forces attacked Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 7...

Jack Madden took his basic training for the United States Navy in Newport, Rhode Island. He originally signed up to...

After the D-Day invasion [Annotator's Note: D-Day; the Allied invasion of Normandy, France on 6 June 1944], William "...

Elmo Bell's 1st Battalion commanding officer, Lieutenant Colonel Mark Alexander, was always worried about the business...

[Annotator’s Note: Can hear a dog panting in the background throughout segment.] William Batty was assigned to the 58th...

Wilford E. Hastings was born in Braggadocio, Missouri in July 1923. He grew up in the area. Family life was tough for...

Joseph R. Romano [Annotator's Note: gun captain aboard the USS LCM-1010] was part of a six-ship flotilla that bombarded...

Frank J. Waldeck and his unit [Annotator's Note Company C, 1st Battalion, 411th Infantry Regiment, 103rd Infantry...

Crump and the Chief Engineer had done some work when the seas were calm. The Chief Engineer felt that there was a...

Arnold Debrick went to Camp Hood, Texas for basic training. He was used to hard work so basic training was not all that...

Fred Whitaker was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts. His family lived in a working-class community. His maternal...

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