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Leisey's father was a railroad worker and his mother was a garment worker. They survived the Great Depression by...

Bruno Rinas thought Camp O’Donnell [Annotator's Note: prisoner of war camp] was a hell hole. There was no water for...

Melvin C. Whitman was surprised the Japanese did not fight back against the invasion [Annotator's Note: Battle of...

After his furlough, James Goodrich was told to report to Camp Pendleton. At the time Goodrich did not know what or...

William Barnes served aboard USS PC-590 which was a patrol craft. During the early part of 1942 the navy was desperate...

Claude Clifton Cuniff, Junior's experience in the Navy was exciting. He always enjoyed coming through and seeing the...

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

Noah Lewis was born in March 1925 in Lake Charles, Louisiana. He had a normal life growing up. His mother was a house...

Ray Anthony joined the Navy rather than the Army. He went to the Great Lakes and Chicago. Eddie Peabody was a...

After joining the Navy, Douglas Holmes Blair was assigned to the USS Hampden County (LST-803). The crew left New...

Gene Alair was assigned to a Transport Division Staff, CTD8, as a flag secretary and navigator aboard the USS Astoria (...

Haney Ambrose was born in 1922 in Baton, Rouge, Louisiana. His father was a carpenter and farmer during the Great...

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