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From 20000 feet the Japanese carriers could be seen maneuvering below. The carriers could be identified by their size...

Raymond “Ray” Parrotta was born in Rochester, New York in May 1927. His father worked with a railroad company, and...

Frederick Grun was born in March 1923 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the youngest of four children. His father was an...

Morton William Werner’s most memorable experience of World War 2 was when he was on his way to Japan, but then was sent...

Pearl Harbor was "a mess," and John Cassidy said he learned that one of his classmates from officers' candidate school...

Mark John Maynard served on USS Sturgeon (SS-187), USS Marlin (SS-204), and USS Cobbler (SS-344) during World War Two....

[Annotator's Note: US Navy Rear Admiral James D. "Jig Dog" Ramage, commanded Bombing Squadron 10 (VB-10), a scout-...

During the Battle of Leyte Gulf, Paul J. Frisco and the USS Cushing (DD-797) were part of Task Group 38.2 under Admiral...

The Marines on Midway were a little shook up themselves. Just after they landed, a bomber squadron from the Hornet [...

Joseph Brannan was stationed in Southern France after being based in Italy. In France, liberty was more available than...

When he had free time, Floyd James Reissig would chip paint and paint the ship. When he was on an island, the crew...

After enlisting in the Navy, John St. Germain had his boot camp training in Farragut, Idaho [Annotator’s Note: Farragut...

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