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Werner, Morton War's End
Morton William Werner [Annotator’s Note: assigned to the USS PC-1220 Patrol Craft] was in the Gulf of Mexico near Key...
Aziz, Edmund Liberation of POWs
Edmund Aziz and his ship [Annotator’s Note: with the USS Reeves (DE-156), converted to an attacked transport as APD-52...
Kynett, Gerald Returning Home, Postwar Service and Reflections
Gerald Kynett returned to Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii], where he was held up for some time....
Currier, William Reflections
William Currier's most memorable experience of World War 2 was his first day at boot camp. He grew up in one day. He...
Crain, Joe Segment 2
During the second Truk raid Alex Vraciu was on a morning hop escorting bombers when they were attacked by a group of...
Schneider, Irwin Ordnance Depot Experiences
Irwin Schneider learned how to obtain needed ammunition and how to safely load added weapons and ammo on a PT boat. He...
Charles, Howard Prisoner of War
Howard Robert Charles became a prisoner of war [Annotator's Note: after the sinking of the USS Houston (CA-30) in...
Griffith, Leon From New Guinea to the Philippines
Leon Griffith was unloading mules [Annotator's Note: as part of the 98th Field Artillery Battalion] and the Japanese...
Nelson, Philip War's End
During the invasion of Okinawa [Annotator’s Note: the Battle of Okinawa, codenamed Operation Iceberg, 1 April to 22...
Horton, Alan Joining UDT-7 and Okinawa
Allen Horton was commissioned out of midshipmen's school in Chicago, Illinois, and proceeded to Scouts and Raiders...
Bennett, Loren Entrance into Service
Loren Bennett went to boot camp at Great Lakes [Annotator's Note: Naval Station Great Lakes in Lake County, Illinois]....
Surratt, Carey Leaving the Navy and Reflections
Carey Suratt left the Navy when his enlistment time was completed. In 1950, someone recommended Suratt join a new Army...

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