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William Hill’s most memorable experience of World War 2 was cleaning underneath the deck because he had to crawl around...

Waldron was the commanding officer of Torpedo Squadron 8. He wanted things done his way and he wanted them done right....

After all he witnessed in the war, Anthony Costa had no negative feelings toward the Japanese. He was raised with...

James Francis McCorriston was happy to be aboard a fighting ship like the USS Salt Lake City (CA-25). The first place...

Childers went to the yeoman and requested a transfer form. He typed up the request and asked to be assigned to Torpedo...

Kenneth Weiland was assigned to the 866th Aviation Engineer Battalion attached to the 8th Army. He was in A Company....

Arthur McHardy went by train from Detroit [Annotator's Note: Detroit, Michigan] to San Diego [Annotator's Note: San...

Meda Royce Hall and his squadron [Annotator's Note: Composite Squadron 68 (VC-68) aboard the USS Fanshaw Bay (CVE-70)]...

In April 1940, Jack Holder enlisted in the Navy and completed bootcamp in San Diego, California. Boot camp was...

Sidney Philips remembers explosions everywhere. Small arms fire everywhere. The total concern was for yourself. It is...

Yellin went to witness the ceremony in 2006. He met a few different Japanese soldiers and American military personnel...

Walter Bowsher made two separate cemeteries because he had to bury Russians. [Annotator's Note: Bowsher was assigned to...

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