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Eventually, Bougainville was taken [Annotator's Note: Bougainville campaign, part of the Solomon Islands Campaign at...

Jack D. Samuelson was assigned with two other officers [Annotator’s Note: he was newly assigned to the USS Louisville (...

Clint Quirk thought the most enjoyable experience was coming into port and getting drunk. Then getting back on the ship...

The USS San Francisco (CA-38) replenished and headed down towards the Coral Sea. They raided New Guinea airport and the...

John H. Cole looked up and saw a bomb coming toward him [Annotator's Note: while on Okinawa, Japan]. It tumbled to the...

Rudolph C. Miller was born in 1928 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His mother took him to Chicago [Annotator's Note:...

Rowland Elliott Ball reported to San Antonio Cadet Classification Center [Annotator’s Note: San Antonio, Texas] where...

During his service in World War 2, Edward Driscoll enjoyed meeting other types of people from all over the country, and...

William Pierce never fired a rifle until he was in the Marine Corps. He became a marksman and then an expert rifleman....

Gene Alair's most memorable experience of the war was being back on board the USS Astoria (CA-34), below decks...

Raymond Urban was called back for Korea but spent his time at Camp Pendleton [Annotator's Note: San Diego, California]...

[Annotator's Note: This clip starts mid-conversation. Jacklyn Lucas is saying that he had skin taken from his butt and...

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