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Groth, Walter Reflections
Walter Groth thought he would not have been there if it was not for the war. He was headed into certain death. He was a...
McEwen, Richard Specialty Training and Assignment
Initial PT-boat [Annotator's Note: patrol torpedo boat] training for Richard McEwen took place at Newport, Rhode Island...
Reed, Robert Last Mission and War's End
Robert Frederick Reed found that flying near Iwo Jima [Annotator's Note: Iwo Jima, Japan] was traumatic, knowing that...
Durocher, Edmund Being Treated then Back on the Line
When they reached the field hospital, Edmund Durocher was put on a stretcher in the mortar platoon area. At the bottom...
Tenney, Lester Segment 1
Tenney joined the National Guard in November of 1940. He joined to get his year of service completed before the draft...
Bergeron, Fred Early Life and Joining the Navy
Fred Bergeron was born in Abbeville, Louisiana in January 1923. Custom dictated that the mother would be taken care of...
Piazzo, Lincoln Early Life, Enlistment and Aviation Training
Lincoln Piazzo was born in December 1918 in Reno, Nevada. His father was an immigrant, working in the transportation of...
Wesighan, Fred Securing the Aleutian Islands
Fred Wesighan enlisted in the Army after he graduated in high school because he "did not like people kicking around our...
Waller, Charles Marine Training
In July 1943, Charles A. Waller joined the Marine Corps and went to boot camp. Waller was made a squad leader in...
Myers, Homer Becoming a Pilot
Homer Myers flew the T-17 Stearman [Annotator's Note: Boeing-Stearman PT-17 Kaydet primary trainer aircraft] in...
Andrews, Dennis Submarine Patrols
In April 1942, Dennis Allen Andrews was assigned as the Electrician's Mate 3rd Class to the USS Plunger (SS-179). On...
Pringle, James He Wanted to Fight
James Pringle signed up to fight in the war. The majority of them [Annotator's Note: Black Americans] had. It was not...

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