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After graduating from Navy training, Sam S. McKeel was assigned to LST-579 [Annotator's Note: Landing Ship, Tank] and...

When Richard Thelen returned home, he served at the Grosse Ile Naval Air Station outside of Detroit [Annotator's Note:...

Wallace McKay caught a merchant ship back to the United States. It took six weeks to make it back and he was only given...

Wesley Waggoner returned home and continued his military career. He spent time in the Navy reserves and trained with...

Joseph Brannan was sent on a train to San Diego, California for boot camp after he enlisted in the United States Navy....

After Leyte, Harper Gruber's vessel [Annotator's Note: USS YMS-339] took part in the second invasion [Annotator's Note...

Richard Miralles was born in July 1924 in Anderson, California. He was an orphan. His parents separated. He lived with...

Earnest told the man at the base that he was ordered to Torpedo Squadron 8. He was to report to them in 3 days. Three...

Thomas Tizzard was stationed on ships in the South Pacific. Supplies came from Australia and once could not contact the...

Jack Dye [Annotator's Note: as a crewman aboard the USS LSM-232] landed at various islands both during the battles...

Floyd James Reissig sailed around Leyte [Annotator's Note: Leyte, Philippines] towards Lingayen Gulf [Annotator's Note...

Gerald Kynett could run 20 to 25 word a minute using signal. After stopping at Enewetok [Annotator's Note: Enewetok...

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