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Roger Shaw wanted to ship out on a vessel that traversed the Mississippi River frequently. This would better enable him...

James Franklin Young was born in Toledo, Ohio in June 1921. He grew up with one older brother. His mother and father...

Richard Miralles went to boot camp and trained for two months. Then they went to different schools. Miralles went to...

Traveling back to the United States, Joe Clapper said they had a mixed complement aboard ship; there were many Navy...

Richard F. Penwell was supposed to be going back to New Bilibid Prison [Annotator's Note: Old Bilibid and New Bilibid...

George A. Damiano had issues with a new commanding officer [Annotator's while serving on occupation duty in Korea with...

After the Japanese surrendered, Richard Bennett was last to leave PT-470. He skippered the boat through bad weather...

Joseph F. McGee Junior flew 97 missions in World War 2 [Annotator's Note: with the 460th Fighter Squadron, 348th...

Robert Leroy Shirkey would lead about five men when he was on a mission with the Alamo Scouts [Annotator's Note: 6th...

[Annotator’s Note: There is someone off camera helping the interviewee with answering questions throughout the segment...

James Joseph Bollich was born in August 1921 south of Eunice [Annotator's Note: Eunice, Louisiana]. Before the war, he...

Albert Simon fought for his country. He was drafted. He fought for the United States flag. He changed from a civilian...

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