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Because James McCorriston had attended machinist mate school, he was transferred to the B Division [Annotator's Note:...

When the war ended, Marvin Hill was still serving in the Pacific, and was sent first to Darian, Manchuria to assist in...

Phoutrides took part in the Normandy invasion. He knew what was happening but couldn't understand the enormity of the...

Asked how he got a Japanese flag, Holly Rees said that nearly every enemy soldier carried one folded up on top of the...

Wilbur Rogers moved easily from civilian to military life because his pre-enlistment days were more strenuous than that...

Although Archibald Higgins thought he would fly home. That did not happen. He sailed on a ship from Manila. The voyage...

Edward Bale was born in Dallas, Texas in 1920. He was the only child. His father was in the automobile tire business....

Of all the ports Woods visited he liked Panama the best because it was like being back at home. There was a good...

Stewart Bass was aboard USS Yorktown (CV-10) when the Japanese kamikazes continuously attacked over the course of 51...

While in the Java Sea after sinking a ship, another Japanese ship tried to sink the USS Blenny (SS-324). The crew then...

John E. Johnson went back to the ship, but not all his crewmates did. After replacements came from a nearby receiving...

Harold C. Cook entered the Navy shortly after Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor,...

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