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Walter Broll was born in 1925 in Baltimore, Maryland. He grew up and was educated in Baltimore. During the Great...

Alex Vraciu scored nine aerial victories during his first tour. His first kill was a Zero at Tarawa while flying with...

There were a lot of events that did not make a lasting impression on Crain. He cannot recall the troops he brought in...

Walter Broll always had a haircut on Saturday. He would then go to confession since he was raised a Catholic. On one...

The air raid sirens that would warn the ships of incoming kamikazes kept the men up day and night. Psychologically it...

Walter Broll passed through the station [Annotator's Note: the Merchant Marine training station at Sheepshead Bay in...

The day after the Great Marianas Turkey Shoot [Annotators Note: the Battle of the Philippine Sea] Alex Vraciu was...

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....

Walter Broll sailed north of Iceland on his first convoy. The ship zig-zagged over the course of the voyage. He did...

Alex Vraciu lost his wing man, Brockmeyer [Annotators Note: US Navy Ensign Homer Brockmeyer] out over the Japanese...

Crain watched about the first 10 minutes of the movie "Saving Private Ryan." He is normally able to keep his emotions...

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