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Lynch, James The USS Snook (SS-279) to the USS Sea Dog (SS-401)
James Paul Lynch had a wonderful experience on the Snook [Annotator's Note: USS Snook (SS-279)]. They had fine officers...
Barber, Clyde Berlin Air Lift
After the war, Clyde Barber remained in the Navy as a member of a naval transport squadron, VR-8 (Air Transport...
Buell, Harold "Hal" Guadalcanal
Harold Buell was stationed on Guadalcanal where he found life in the field to be far more difficult than it was on his...
Rieman, Carl Mog Mog Officer's Club and the Invasion of Okinawa
While Carl Rieman was off of Ulithi [Annotator's Note: Ulithi Atoll, Caroline Islands], the USS Shamrock Bay (CVE-84)...
Burke, Murphy Iwo Jima, Ramming the USS Ringgold (DD-500) and Back to the States
At 19 years of age, Murphy Burke witnessed the fight at Iwo Jima. He described the day as breaking grungy, with low...
Raquepau, John First Kamikaze Attack
John "Jack" Raquepau and his group [Annotator's Note: Torpedo Squadron 51 (VT-51), Air Group 51] bombed Clark Field [...
Burton, Windom Postwar Life and Reflections
After discharge, Windom Joseph Burton briefly used the G.I Bill [Annotator's Note: the G.I. Bill, or Servicemen's...
Rosenzweig, Rollins Becoming a Sailor
Rollins Rosenzweig had a rough boot camp experience in San Diego. He did not complain but rather took it as it came. It...
Birdsall, Raymond Submarine Patrols in the Pacific
Raymond Birdsall [Annotator's Note: a Torpedoman 3rd Class on the USS Batfish (SS-310)] was 17 years old when he joined...
Ignatius, Paul Battles of Leyte Gulf and Lingayen Gulf
Upon completing his training, Paul Ignatius was assigned to Composite Squadron 80 (VC-80) aboard the USS Manila Bay (...
Chinnis, Edward Early Life and Pearl Harbor
Edward Chinnis was born in August 1924 in Ravenel, South Carolina. After graduating high school Chinnis had a...
Knapp, William Becoming a Sailor
William “Bill” Knapp volunteered for the US Navy when he was 17 years old. His parents consented to his enlistment....

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