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Wilbur Rogers laughs at remembering the reward for picking up a downed pilot: ice cream. For each man a ship picked up...

Stewart W. Robinson was born in March 1925 in Liverpool, Pennsylvania. One of 16 children, he grew up on a farm. Times...

Howard Robert Charles was part of the prisoner of war force that worked 14 months on building the Burma Railroad from...

[Annotator's Note: Billy Grieves served in the Navy aboard the submarine USS Thresher (SS-200).] The Thresher left port...

Alfred Rodrigues wanted to be an engineer in the Navy. He found that the engine room was very hot and he passed out in...

Marvin Hill was born in November 1925 in Louisa County, Virginia, the only male child of six children. His father was...

Mark Maynard trained new submariners at New London before being assigned to a new submarine. He was responsible to...

Floyd James Reissig was a Petty Officer 3rd Class in the Navy. He served as a Coxswain [Annotator's Note: person in...

Loren Bennett stayed out at sea for about two or three months after the war was over. He was ready to get out of the...

Frank V. Tarkington was born in March 1916 in Oakland, California. He was orphaned, as his mother died when he was...

During one of his trips back to the United States Alexander Vraciu was offered the opportunity to fly the Zero [...

James Connelly made landings on Guadalcanal [Annotator's Note: Guadalcanal Campaign, 7 August 1942 to 9 February 1943;...

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