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Upon turning 21, Peter Hebert‘s enlistment was up, and he tried to reenlist while he was still in the Philippines...

After the war ended, William Beaman was sent back to San Francisco, California on the USS Flasher (SS-249), then...

Robert Templet took his boot camp training in San Diego. The days started early for him. During his first week in...

[Annotator's Note: William Roy reviews a series of photographs he captured during the Battle of Midway in June 1942. He...

Donald H. "Don" Bee served two years in the Navy. He heard about the atomic bombs [Annotator's Note: nuclear weapons...

Paul J. Murphy was born in Chillicothe, Missouri. He graduated from high school in 1943 and was immediately drafted...

When Noah Lewis got to Hawaii, there was only one hotel near Waikiki Beach [Annotator's Note: Honolulu, Hawaii], but he...

Jean D. "JD" Johnson volunteered for Navy service and was assigned as a radioman on the newly constructed USS Balao (SS...

Walter John Guyote cheated on the eye exam to get into the Navy. He was sent to San Diego, California for boot camp. He...

Fred Bergeron was 19 years old when he took part in the Battle of Midway. He did not really have any idea just how...

Theodore M. "Ted" Robinson was born in April 1919. He was called "Little Robbie" on his PT Boat [Annotator's Note:...

Julian Trist Bringier McConnell first went to Cuba before heading to the Panama Canal [Annotator's Note: Panama]. While...

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