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Brian Thacker thought it was unpleasant to receive the Medal of Honor [Annotator's Note: the Medal of Honor is the...

Nick Cristiano enlisted in the Army Air Corps because he wanted to be a pilot. He took the exams. He went to Greensboro...

Burton Johnson had over 1,500 Japanese prisoners in the massive POW [Annotator's Note: prisoner of war] camp in...

On Charles Kneflin's 11th or 12th mission, two crews each from Guam, Tinian, and Saipan [Annotator's Note: all in the...

Running low on fuel and torpedoes, John Votrobeck [Annotator's Note: aboard the USS Blenny (SS-324)] sailed to Subic...

Roger Shaw was assigned to the SS George Gayle on the Industrial Canal while it was still being completed by the...

Mahlen Arledge experienced his first combat on Angaur. He had no idea what to expect in combat. The first night on the...

Angus Francis Mestayer returned to San Diego [Annotator's Note: San Diego, California]. They got a month long leave [...

After finishing up in Guam [Annotator's Note: Second Battle of Guam, 21 July to 10 August 1944 at Guam, Mariana Islands...

Clint Quirk thought the most enjoyable experience was coming into port and getting drunk. Then getting back on the ship...

Edward Chinnis and his fellow sailors hated the Japanese even after the war ended. Chinnis was on occupation duty for...

When Ernest Cowell was in high school, his friends started being drafted. One boy was a tanker [Annotator's Note: part...

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