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Joseph LaNier joined the United States Navy in February 1944. African-Americans prior to 1942 were not allowed to join...

Vernon Micheel sailed on a freighter manned by a crew from Ceylon [Annotator's Note: now Sri Lanka, November 1942]. He...

William Currier's most memorable experience of World War 2 was his first day at boot camp. He grew up in one day. He...

Alfred Anthony Alvarez's unit [Annotator's Note: 7th Field Artillery Battalion, 1st Infantry Division] was given a new...

Hopkins finished that phase in September 1941. Hopkins was assigned to Bombing Squadron 4 which operated off of the USS...

On several occasions, Robert Lents and his fellow prisoners outmaneuvered their Japanese captors. [Annotator's Note:...

James Roy Colquitt returned to his home in Alabama after his discharge. He did not have a problem adjusting to civilian...

James Thomas Womack was born in January 1921 in Naples, Texas. He was one of six children. During the Great Depression...

After his discharge from serving in World War 2, Lincoln D. Brennan Sr. remained in the Naval Reserve and was called up...

The Evans [Annotator's Note: US Navy destroyer USS Evans (DD-552)] was a Fletcher Class destroyer of 2100 tons.Life on...

Irwin Schneider arrived at Hollandia just after the landings there. There was no opposition to the assault. He had not...

Paul J. Frisco enlisted in the Navy because of his father's service during World War 1 and because of the Navy's...

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