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Jack Thornhill was born in Alexandria [Annotator's Note: Alexandria, Louisiana] in 1926. In 1932 the family moved to...

Harry A. Donovan believes it is important to have institutions like The National WWII Museum [Annotator's Note: in New...

John Gehrett was born in July 1921 in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, where grew up and was educated. The family home was on...

John Burr joined the Naval ROTC [Annotator's Note: Reserve Officer Training Corps] in college. He was always interested...

After the kamikaze hit the ship it was the end of the war for the crew. She came back to the states on her own power....

On 2 July 1942, Jack Holder [Annotator’s Note: serving with Patrol Squadron 23 (VP-23)] was deployed to Noumea, New...

When Ralph Weymouth left Guadalcanal he returned to the United States. He was flown to Noumea where he boarded the SS...

[Annotator's Note: George Joseph Sullivan was a prisoner of war of the Japanese and was working as slave laborer on the...

Donald Hoff [Annotator's Note: a rear seat gunner and radio operator on Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bombers in Scouting...

Alvin Sniff was born in March 1925 in New Orleans, Louisiana. When the war started, he quit school and went to work in...

They were escorting 1 of the carriers and their flight crew. Their flight crew got caught out at night. They attempted...

Sam L. Miller had no memorable experience in the Navy. It was a good and calm experience. Nothing adverse happened...

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