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When James Bollich was sent to Manila [Annotator's Note: Manila, Luzon, Philippines], he was still a mechanic, but he...

Phineas Stevens was born in Jackson, Mississippi in December 1917. He grew up during the Great Depression. He attended...

The men were lined up waiting to be searched. A friend, Joe Perry, who later made full Commander devised a plan to get...

At the end of January [Annotator's Note: January 1945], John Smith left Leyte, and was among the last to be issued new...

Otis Kight and others volunteered for the salvage party to return to Yorktown [Annotator's Note: the USS Yorktown (CV-5...

In 1944, Kenneth A. Lafleur and the 22nd Bombardment Group, 5th Air Force were sent to an airfield in Finschhafen, New...

J. W. Childs only became close friends with one crewmate while he was in the Navy, and thinks that is the greatest...

Forrest Villarrubia found the weather on Guam to be beautiful while he was stationed there after his tour in Leyte. The...

The next morning, Jack Yusen was heading down to get some food when the call to battle stations came over the intercom...

Albert Simon was born in February 1920. His parents worked on a farm. He was raised on the farm and worked there until...

Following his liberation [Annotator's Note: from a Japanese prisoner of war camp], Howard Robert Charles arrived by air...

Given 30 days survivor leave [Annotator's Note: an authorized absence for a short period of time], Donald Herbert Shown...

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