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Hamilton, George Patriotic Citizen to Navy Training
George Hamilton was born in April 1922 in West Monroe, Louisiana. Hamilton lived in five states before he was six years...
Williamson, Leon Preparing for Battle
Two weeks after the attack at Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 7 December...
Ellis, Frederick Great Depression to Gunnery Officer
Frederick Ellis was born in Amite, Louisiana in October 1924. His father's business failed in the Great Depression and...
Barnes, William Segment 1
William Barnes was born and raised in Clarksdale, Mississippi. After high school he attended Bowling Green Business...
Dixon, Richard Early Life and Entrance to Service
Richard Tempus Dixon was born in June 1925 in Oakland, California. He was the second of two sons raised by his father...
Floravante, Emile Preparing for D-Day and Che Guevara
Alfred Alvarez was about 16 years old when Pearl Harbor happened [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor...
Hall, Meda Military Service in Pensacola
Meda Royce Hall attended Aviation Ordnance School in Norfolk [Annotator's Note: Norfolk, Virginia], and graduated in...
Leaming, Jack Raiding Japanese Installations
Jack Leaming and the crew of the USS Enterprise (CV-6) left Pearl Harbor and attacked the Marshall Islands in February...
McGee, Joseph Reflections and Closing Thoughts
Joseph F. McGee Junior's most vivid memory of World War 2 is the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: the...
Cole, John War's End and Leyte
John H. Cole was on his way to Japan for the invasion when the atomic bombs [Annotator's Note: nuclear weapons dropped...
Kiefer, Keith Learning About Wars
Keith Kiefer was born in January 1957 in Longview, Texas. In school, he did not get taught about World War 2 until...
Hammer, Richard USS Tippecanoe
Richard Antoine Hammer, Sr. was assigned to the USS Tippecanoe (AO-21) tanker. Most individuals were wary of serving on...

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