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William C. Ellzey was born in September 1922 in Agricola, Mississippi. The oldest of nine children, he grew up on a 40-...

Richard Micklich recalls the relief and happiness he felt on VE Day [Annotator's Note: Victory in Europe Day, 8 May...

After the big battle [Annotator's Note: Battle of Surigao Strait, 24 to 25 October 1944 in Surigao Strait, Philippines...

Patrick Zilliacus corresponded with his family. It was censored twice but he corresponded throughout the war with his...

Harold Ronson came home in the late summer of 1946. There was no big band or homecoming. His father had remarried the...

Meda Royce Hall attended Aviation Ordnance School in Norfolk [Annotator's Note: Norfolk, Virginia], and graduated in...

They had the Evans floating and had an auxiliary generator running; that meant lights and refrigeration. They were...

Edward Driscoll loved President Truman [Annotator's Note: Harry S. Truman, 33rd President of the United States], and...

Otis Kight grew up near Atlanta [Annotator's Note: Atlanta, Georgia] and nearby Stone Mountain [Annotator's Note: Stone...

On 7 December 1941, Edmund Aziz and his fiancée were watching a matinee in Detroit, Michigan. When they came out of the...

James recalls not having enough sense to be scared. He focused on doing his job and getting it done correctly. He...

Randolph Daniel landed on Wake Island after the bombs dropped on Japan in August [Annotator's Note: nuclear weapons...

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