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Oran Harris was 17 years old when Pearl Harbor was attacked. He was returning from Sunday school when a man called out...

After leaving Italy, John Snyder was transported to another ship in the Pacific because they needed more corpsman out...

After the Battle of the Tenaru [Annotator's Note: also called the Battle of the Ilu River, 21 August 1942, Guadalcanal...

[Annotators Note: Clayton Fisher served in the Navy as a Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber pilot in Bombing Squadron 8...

Marthe Cohn was able to make a living until she joined the Army [Annotator's Note: First French Army in November 1944...

When Donald Hoff's pilot [Annotator's Note: US Navy Ensign J.C. Dexter] pulled up from his dive, he pulled up so hard...

Robert Cahoon was drafted into the Army on his 21st birthday. When he reported to Camp Shelby [Annotator's Note: near...

Lawrence Wulf enlisted in the US Army Air Force. He was sent to Victory Field in Vernon, Texas. His instructor was...

James Salerno believes that World War 2 made him a better person. It made him feel lucky to be alive. He feels like it...

John Stiles boarded the USS General Harry Taylor (AP-145). It was a troop ship and it was an interesting experience....

When the Battle of the Tenaru River ended, Lieutenant Port recommended Frank Stewart for the Navy Cross but the captain...

Alfred Dearman says that Sugamo Prison [Annotator's Note: in Tokyo, Japan] was the largest, most modern prison in Japan...

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