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Edwards, Randall Taken Prisoner
After Corregidor fell to the Japanese, Randall Edwards was held there for about a month, during which time the Japanese...
Baptiste, Wallace Segment 12
Baptiste would be watchful. There are countries and people who want to see this country go under so he believes that we...
Buell, Harold "Hal" Dive Bombing the Japanese Aircraft Carrier Zuikaku
Harold Buell wanted to hit a major enemy warship but seemed to never have the opportunity. He finally had his chance...
Spencer, Wallace "Wallace Smigiro" Life aboard Ship
Wallace Spencer remembers the air groups and the pilots stayed away from the sailors. In one attack, all the colored...
Sniff, Alvin Career Navy Man
After the conclusion of World War 2, Alvin Sniff was sent back to New Orleans [Annotator's Note: New Orleans, Louisiana...
Ashton, Jackson Becoming a Sailor
Jackson Augustus "Jack" Ashton, Senior volunteered for quartermaster school in the Navy. He was advised to sail on as...
Alvarez, Charles Reflections on the War
Charles J. Alvarez Sr.’s most memorable experience of World War 2 was when it was announced that the war was over. He...
Thornhill, Jack After the War and Occupation Duty
Jack Thornhill was discharged on 15 December 1945 in New Orleans. After being discharged, he went back to Alexandria [...
Daniel, Randolph Becoming a Sailor
Randolph Daniel went to boot camp in Great Lakes, Illinois [Annotator’s Note: Naval Station Great Lakes near Waukegan,...
Burke, Murphy Iwo Jima, Ramming the USS Ringgold (DD-500) and Back to the States
At 19 years of age, Murphy Burke witnessed the fight at Iwo Jima. He described the day as breaking grungy, with low...
Tarrant, Eugene Reunion Groups, Discrimination and Reflections
They [Annotator's Note: Eugene Tarrant and the other officers of the USS San Francisco Veterans Association] decided to...
Borrell, Francis "Frank" Life at Sea
Francis Borrell's first cruise was in the Atlantic Ocean. Borrell believes Hitler [Annotator's Note: German dictator...

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