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Gene Alair was born in February 1920 in Fargo, North Dakota. His mother was in the entertainment business, so they...

After the war was over, three envoys [Annotator's Note: from the government of Japan] were sent to Jack Dunlavy's ship...

Albert Elmer "John" Cummings returned to the States [Annotator's Note: United States] and was put on a list to be a...

Lyle Mitchell wanted to stay working for the Navy after the war, but they cut his pay. He went back to Rochester [...

Buck Donaldson was involved in school. He would make the honor roll. He would participate in the plays. They moved to...

In early June [Annotator's Note: June 1944] Edward Driscoll's ship [Annotator's Note: USS Franklin (CV-13)] was held in...

They missed the Battle of the Coral Sea. They were told that the Lexington was sunk and the Yorktown was damaged....

Fred Bergeron was born in Abbeville, Louisiana in January 1923. Custom dictated that the mother would be taken care of...

Sharks began circling the group of survivors, and Cleatus Lebow said the predators were attacking men who broke away...

Robert L. Rorschach was a member of the radar crew on the Pickaway [Annotator's Note: USS Pickaway (APA-222)] which was...

Attack on 23 October 1944

While preparing the West Virginia [Annotator's Note: the USS West Virginia (BB-48)] to go into drydock, Archie Kelley...

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