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During the last advance Wahlen was involved in, he was called forward to treat a badly wounded marine [Annotators Note...

James Patterson remembers classification was the hardest part of becoming a cadet. They were considered privates as far...

Alvin Barnes entered Tokyo Bay [Annotator's Note: Tokyo Bay, Japan] after the war. His ship [Annotator's Note: USS...

Sam L. Miller was discharged from the Navy as a Yeoman 3rd Class [Annotator's Note: at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard...

While preparing the West Virginia [Annotator's Note: the USS West Virginia (BB-48)] to go into drydock, Archie Kelley...

Camp Bowie [Annotator's Note: in Brownwood, Texas] was a major camp that could handle several regiments. At the same...

Peter Hebert’s most memorable experience of World War 2 was wanting to join the Navy and the patriotism of the country...

The first glimpse Aaron Baumgarten had of Alaska was from the air, and he was impressed with its pristine vastness....

The USS Oklahoma City (CL-91) sailed among several Pacific Islands, and Elmer Spraker admitted that he was a little...

Richard Welch joined the Navy in November 1944 and was sent to the Great Lakes Naval Training [Annotator's Note: Naval...

Paul J. Frisco served aboard the USS Cushing (DD-797) during the ship's entire wartime cruise. The ship was the fourth...

Frank Campisano was told he would be in the first wave for the invasion of Japan. He departed for his old camp on...

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