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Elmer Koenig enlisted on 7 May 1943. He graduated from high school in June 1943. His parents expected him to join. In...

The closer Carey Suratt got to Japan, the more aggressive things became. On his second trip to Leyte, the 459 [...

Ewalt "Walt" Shatz fired the machine guns [Annotator's Note: aboard the USS Patterson (DD-392)] for the first time...

In late 1945, the USS Sagittarius (AKN-2) returned to Norfolk, Virginia and Frank M. Heuer Sr. left the ship in...

Alfred Rodrigues saw the damage on Battleship Row about two weeks after the attack [Annotator's Note: the Japanese...

Alfred Anthony Alvarez was given a platoon in the 187th Infantry Regiment [Annotator's Note: 187th Glider Infantry...

Loren Bennett stayed out at sea for about two or three months after the war was over. He was ready to get out of the...

When Alex Vraciu bailed out over the Philippines he was at about 300 or 400 feet when hit parachute opened up. He hit...

James Newsom was assigned to the USS Sarsfield (DD-837) in New York. The Sarsfield was larger than his previous...

One night, Floyd James Reissig called general quarters while sailors were sleeping on the deck. There was an...

Gene Alair was aboard the USS Astoria (CA-34) during the battle of Guadalcanal. Saipan was a big operation [Annotator’s...

Ray Anthony joined the Navy rather than the Army. He went to the Great Lakes and Chicago. Eddie Peabody was a...

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