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F. Lincoln Grahlfs enlisted into the Navy in the fall of 1942 and was inducted on 5 October 1942. At that time, the...

Willie Roy Hebert did not talk with his family about the war. [Annotator's Note: Hebert's wife talks about her father...

Quintana did not mention events from the war too often; he talked about the war later in life. After he had his glass...

James Gaffney was once allowed to buy a case of beer after an announcement that there was an excess supply. Each sailor...

Robert Prince was in San Fernando Sur, north of Manila [Annotator’s Note: Manila, Luzon, Philippines], close to Clark...

Doyle “Bill” C. Hilson’s most memorable experience of World War 2 was bringing troops home as part of Operation Magic...

Marvin Perrett was born in September 1925 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was on his way home from church with his...

Howard Robert Charles became a prisoner of war [Annotator's Note: after the sinking of the USS Houston (CA-30) in...

Richard Nummer entered service in November 1943 at 17 years old. He went to San Diego for boot camp. That was his first...

Ben Steele knew things were getting tense when he was sent overseas. When he got to Hawaii, he received orders to go to...

John St. Germain was born in Saint John, North Dakota in September 1926. He had four brothers and two sisters. Two...

Wilbur Rogers said that everything he did [Annotator's Note: during his time in the US Navy] was before he was 21 years...

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