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After he retired he played golf. He still lives in California.Childers experienced the big earthquake of 1989.

Noah Lewis could not believe how many people were killed by the atomic bomb. He was shown a before and after picture of...

Fred Wesighan grew up in Kenilworth, New Jersey. After he graduated high school, he wanted to be a pilot in the...

Paul Ignatius did not have post-traumatic stress or nightmares from his experiences in World War 2. He is proud of his...

Stanley Fagerstrom was born in June 1923 in Schaffer, North Dakota. He had a sister who was eight years older than him...

Thomas J. Smith, Junior was out scouting [Annotator's Note: as part of Company F, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment,...

O’Hearn “Duffy” Vincent Dufour hopes that he can be buried in Arlington National Cemetery. He did not suffer from post...

Francis Bucher was born in October 1922 in New Orleans, Louisiana. His was a friendly neighborhood where everybody knew...

[Annotator's Note: Richard R. Ruess served as a navigator in the 1st Mapping Group.] He received orders [Annotator's...

Adolfo V. Celaya reached Iwo Jima [Annotator’s Note: aboard the USS Indianapolis (CA-35)]. The ship bombarded the...

[Annotator's Note: There is a person in the background moving about the room throughout this clip.] Once the war had...

After the Japanese surrendered, Richard Bennett was last to leave PT-470. He skippered the boat through bad weather...

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