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Charles Brooks would have breakfast before dawn onboard the ship. He would then look to see his assignment for the day...

James Paul Lynch went out to sea as officer of the deck the first time [Annotator's Note: on the USS Snook (SS-279) on...

Joseph Daquana was born in Plaquemines, Louisiana in May 1928. He was the second youngest child in a family of seven...

Marvin Tyson served because he would serve his country any time and was drafted. He doubts he would have served if not...

[Annotator's Note: The audio and video freeze throughout this clip.] Leo Bednarczyk's first combat experience was at...

Fiske Hanley II was held captive by Kempeitai [Annotator's Note: Kenpeitai, also called Kempeitai; military police arm...

David Eugene Turnbull believes that War World 2 has greatly influenced him because it opened his eyes to different...

Lloyd Dendy met the toughest guy ever in Korea. He had been hit in the cheek by shrapnel and lost a lot of his teeth....

Leo William Schmittgens waited sometime before his ship had arrived for them to leave Okinawa. He helped load the ship...

Admiral Kinkaid [Annotato's Note: Admiral Thomas C. Kinkaid] who had no experince with carriers or aviators, ordered a...

Phineas Stevens feels it is absolutely important that future generations continue to study World War 2. It was horrible...

Theodore M. "Ted" Robinson became the skipper [Annotator's Note: captain, or commander] of his boat. A graduate of...

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