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Paul J. Frisco felt comfortable around some of the officers on the USS Cushing (DD-797). With others, he was not as...

Thomas Tizzard was stationed on ships in the South Pacific. Supplies came from Australia and once could not contact the...

They got rid of the Japs [Annotator's Note: a period derogatory term for Japanese] on Truk [Annotator's Note: Truk...

Hershel Hibbard was born in Rose Hill, Kansas in September 1925. His mother worked as a switchboard operator and his...

James Gaffney discusses the details of the type of torpedo used on the PT Boat on which he was assigned as a crewman....

Albert Elmer "John" Cummings was stationed near the tower for dive submarines [Annotator's Note: in Pearl Harbor,...

Vejtasa and the interviewer are getting acquainted and set out how the interview will be conducted. The interviewer...

Arles E. Cole was born in Porum, Oklahoma in December 1923. He grew up there. His childhood was rough. It was the...

Judge Gordon Thompson recalled preparing for the invasion of mainland Japan in the Leyte Gulf, Philippines. He recalled...

Alex Vraciu and the other members of his squadron were in their ready room. It was known that this was going to be...

When Richard Bennett went for his military service physical, he was given his choice between the Army, the Navy and the...

By the end of the war, William Sturman was a Third Class Petty Officer. He used the G.I. Bill to attend New Mexico...

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