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Carmody, Martin "Red" The Sinking of the USS Hornet (CV-8)
Martin Carmody and Les Ward finally joined back up with each other. They had both consumed a lot of fuel during their...
James, C.W. "Tex" Segment 1
James was born in North Texas in Aberdene. The town is no longer there. He lived there until he was 10 years old. His...
Burke, Murphy Back in the Military and Combat in Korea
Murphy Burke made good, lasting friendships while in the Navy, and when he got out, he took advantage of the G.I. Bill...
Grahlfs, F. The Pacific
Despite being on another small ship, F. Lincoln Grahlfs was happy to be on an auxiliary ship and not a fighting vessel...
Campbell, Donald Headed for Iwo Jima
After a 24 hour leave [Annotator's Note: an authorized absence for a short period of time], Donald Campbell reported to...
Showers, Donald "Mac" Segment 1
Showers was born on a farm in Iowa. As a student, he remembers the Armed Forces recruiting students. The first station...
Johnson, Wallace In the Navy
[Annotator’s Note: Sound and video are not in sync throughout segment.] Wallace Johnson’s mother signed a paper stating...
Borrell, Francis "Frank" Life in the Navy
Francis "Frank" Borrell was born in Beacon, New York, 60 miles north of New York City and ten miles from West Point [...
Bishop, Charles Segment 2
Life aboard ship was just something Charles Bishop and his fellow sailors adjusted to. They worked four hours on and...
Chinnis, Edward Heading to Japan, Typhoons and the End of the War
When Edward Chinnis reported aboard the ship [Annotator's Note: USS Dorchester (APB-46)], there was a third class...
Munch, Melvin Battle of Okinawa
Melvin Munch stopped at Guam en route to Okinawa. He was concerned about the requirements of going into a war zone. He...

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