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John Nicholas fought in World War 2 because the guys before him had signed up so he had to do so also. He had to fight...

Sterling Baker was on the invasion of Saipan [Annotator's Note: Saipan, Mariana Islands]. When he was in Leyte [...

Alvin Sniff did numerous trips to the Mediterranean Sea while he was a career Navy man. He recalled when the Navy...

Wahlen's division used to get together after the war. His platoon leader would get them together and have each one talk...

William O’Brien was the second officer to the skipper. They had a cook, a quartermaster, three machinist mates, three...

Harold C. Cook felt he was only a part of the war when he served. They liked to make jokes about MacArthur [Annotator's...

Schneider recounts that after the Marshall Islands raid in early February 1942, the USS Enterprise (CV-6) participated...

Victor James Yost was born on a farm in Illinois in October 1920. His parents were farmers. Yost was one of eight...

Richard H. Kerr was born in June 1946 in Edgerton, Wisconsin. He grew up with a brother and sister. His father was a...

In Providence, Rhode Island, Edward Driscoll joined the newly formed Torpedo Squadron 13 [Annotator's Note: Torpedo...

Jack Holder did not talk about his World War 2 experiences until recently. He booked a trip to New York on an Arizona...

John Burr wrote letters to his wife. They would get mail sporadically. They wrote letters and would give them to the...

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