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Irwin Schneider's job was not overly exciting [Annotator's Note: he was in command of an ordnance depot at Milne Bay in...

They hurried with thier sandbags and got in their hole. The anti- aircraft guns were used the other day and had to be...

While Kenneth Beard was stationed in Anchorage [Annotator's Note: Anchorage, Alaska] during World War 2, he and some of...

Paul J. Frisco enlisted in the Navy because of his father's service during World War 1 and because of the Navy's...

[Annotator's Note: This interview clip begins with a tape break then starts midsentence.] George Colburn did not go...

Martin Sherbecoe served for over eight months [Annotator's Note: on occupation duty in Japan] and earned enough points...

Crump was able to get a gold crown in his teeth and was able to join. This was in late 1943. Crump was told then that...

John Geiger [Annotator’s Note: a member of the 6th Army Special Reconnaissance Unit known as the Alamo Scouts]...

The first couple times Arthur Killam was depth charged it was a little hairy but he does not recall getting too upset...

James Patterson was called up on 23 February 1943. He was sent to boot camp with a bunch of other reservists. They...

Robert Freligh probably decided to join the navy because his brother was in the army and there was most likely some...

Melvin C. Whitman was born and raised in New Orleans [Annotator's Note: New Orleans, Louisiana]. In high school, his...

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