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The weight of Donald Campbell's job was such that he rarely had off-duty time. He was responsible for the division's...

[Annotators Note: Clayton Fisher served in the Navy as a Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber pilot in Bombing Squadron 8...

Returning to his memories of the prison camp, Robert Lents said it was about 25 July [Annotator's Note: 25 July 1945]...

Robert D. Shaner was born in February of 1924 in Porterville, California and grew up during the Depression [Annotator's...

While they were under tow, a typical day aboard the USS YR-69 [Annotator's Note: non-self-propelled floating workshop]...

Adolfo V. Celaya was taken aboard the Basset [Annotator’s Note: USS Bassett (APD-73), which rescued 154 survivors of...

Victor K. Carman joined the Navy because he did not want to be a foot soldier in the Army or Marines. He had flown a...

Jack Leaming and his SBD pilot had just completed their bombing run on Marcus Island when the antiaircraft fire became...

Joseph LaNier had no training or explanation concerning how to perform as a Seabee [Annotator’s Note: Seabee is a twist...

One morning, Richard Thelen saw a plane fly over him and he knew that he was about to be rescued [Annotator's Note: USS...

Irwin Schneider was ill prepared to be a naval officer when he went on active duty. He was sent to Fort Schuyler, New...

Fermer Kellogg had problems with his arm after the war, but he still managed to take on various types of work like...

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