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Philip Schweitzer cannot think of many other lighter moments than the ones he's already mentioned. He remembers one...

Arthur McHardy was born Angus, Scotland in October 1924. He vaguely recalls growing up in Scotland. He was only five [...

Dave Severance remembers the Marine Corps having 18,000 men at the time of his enlistment. He made corporal four times...

The war soon came to an end, and the Navy did not know what to do with Dennis Allen Andrews except send him to school....

Wicker was born in Scotlandville, Louisiana in 1923. He had a good life growing up, his father worked for the railroad...

Philip Schweitzer finds it hard to describe the feelings he experienced when he returned home and saw his mother and...

Oscar Culp was born in May 1925 in Charlotte, North Carolina. As a young African-American, he saw some of the biases...

When Calvin Moore arrived at Camp Lejeune [Annotator's Note: Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville, North...

Deen was hit on the top of Wana Ridge [Annotators Note: Okinawa, April 1945]. He was hit by a Japanese knee mortar....

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

Ellis Whaley does not remember where he had basic training. He was sent to California for special training. It was a...

Fred Bronfin went from Port Hueneme to San Diego for overseas deployment with Argus-10. He was then sent to Maui for...

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