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John Cassidy majored in mining engineering during his first year at the University of Alabama, but he eventually...

James Oney cannot think of anything that exciting that stands out [Annotator's Note: about his service in World War 2...

Jack Yusen ran into Bud Comet one day in Seattle. The Navy was launching the USS Copeland (FFG-25). Comet found Yusen...

Howard Robert Charles became a prisoner of war [Annotator's Note: after the sinking of the USS Houston (CA-30) in...

Gerald Kynett returned to Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii], where he was held up for some time....

Frederick Grun returned to the United States by way of Hawaii. The four days he spent quartered at Hospital Point in...

Many men on Nelsyn Ernest Brooks Wade's ship [Annotator's Note: USS Aldebaran (AF-10)] gambled. The officers tried to...

[Annotator’s Note: the interview start is preceded by a brief discussion by Donald Herbert Shown of his five years...

William Currier's most memorable experience of World War 2 was his first day at boot camp. He grew up in one day. He...

Delewski took part in the Normandy operation. That was the first time the Laffey saw action. He was put in charge of...

Loren Bennett went to boot camp at Great Lakes [Annotator's Note: Naval Station Great Lakes in Lake County, Illinois]....

Leon Griffith was unloading mules [Annotator's Note: as part of the 98th Field Artillery Battalion] and the Japanese...

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