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Waldron was the commanding officer of Torpedo Squadron 8. He wanted things done his way and he wanted them done right....

[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Phineas Stevens to explain what an LST or Landing Ship, Tank is.] "Large, Slow...

While on his cruiser [Annotator's Note: USS San Juan (CL-54)], Dale Peterson's favorite form of entertainment was...

Wallace McKay was transferred to the USS Henry T. Allen (APA-15). On that ship, McKay became a signalman again. He...

Robert Perry was born in Ebenezer, Louisiana, near Crowley [Annotator's Note: Crowley, Louisiana], in November 1926. He...

David Hanning was born in May 1927 in Saranac Lake, New York. His mother, a nurse from Montreal [Annotator's Note:...

Years later Vejtasa asked Japanese veterans if they had thought about strafing the deck and they said no. Vejtasa would...

Melvin Munch was discharged in 1946. He had volunteered to be the unit baker while on Okinawa because the traditional...

Salvador Guercia was born in February 1926 in Long Beach, Mississippi. He lived on his grandfather's farm until he was...

In 1954, John Kreutzberg was drafted once more, this time into the Army. He was married at the time, so his wife went...

Fred Bronfin was had mixed feelings about leaving the Navy. In the service everything was taken care of for him. In the...

Charles Chatterton was relieved to be back in the United States. On his return, they stopped in Honolulu [Annotator's...

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