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In 1940, Alfred A. Lingo was activated into the Army for one year at Hamilton Field [Annotator's Note: now Hamilton Air...

Harold Buell wanted to hit a major enemy warship but seemed to never have the opportunity. He finally had his chance...

Edward Bale began training for the invasion of Japan after the end of the combat on Okinawa. He knew what to expect of...

Calvin Barrick was transferred to the USS Searaven (SS-196) which was an older submarine based out of Pearl Harbor. He...

Bill Norberg took advantage of the G.I. Bill [Annotator's Note: the G.I. Bill, or Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944...

Archie Kelley arrived at Annapolis [Annotator's Note: United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland] and had to...

Gene Alair's most memorable experience of the war was being back on board the USS Astoria (CA-34), below decks...

Within a day of arriving at the submarine base James Allen was given orders to report to the USS Wahoo (SS-238). He...

William O’Brien remembers that they ate well on the battleship. They had a small refrigerator. They checked all the...

Rosa was part of a wealthier bunch according to Church. Church went back after the war to find her but she had gone...

Edward Chinnis was born in August 1924 in Ravenel, South Carolina. After graduating high school Chinnis had a...

During his service in World War 2, Edward Driscoll enjoyed meeting other types of people from all over the country, and...

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