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Emmett Guderian's Navy career gave him all kinds of new experiences, from world travel to intense emotions. He...

William Leibold never stopped believing that he would make it home to his wife. The reunion with his wife on his parent...

Randolph Daniel went to boot camp in Great Lakes, Illinois [Annotator’s Note: Naval Station Great Lakes near Waukegan,...

They were cruising around Java when they ran aground in the valley straights [Annotators Note: aboard the USS Boise in...

Wilbur Rogers was born in August 1925 in Jonesboro, Louisiana, the youngest of six boys and three girls. His wasn't a...

Norman Sterrie was born and raised in the small town of St. James, Minnesota. After high school graduation, he worked...

Philip Curran volunteered for the Korean War [Annotator's Note: Korean War, 25 June 1950 to 27 July 1953]. He has often...

After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Roy Boreen was stationed at the Section Base until 1943. After that, he was sent to...

There were a lot of events that did not make a lasting impression on Crain. He cannot recall the troops he brought in...

Philip Nelson was born in Woodbridge, New Jersey in December 1920. During the Great Depression [Annotator's Note: The...

Emil Schoonejans was in Portsmouth, New Hampshire when the war ended. They had been sent back to the United States for...

When Julian Trist Bringier McConnell left the bigger ship that took him overseas, he patrolled mountainous islands and...

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