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Gehrett, John Early LIfe
John Gehrett was born in July 1921 in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, where grew up and was educated. The family home was on...
Horton, Alan Early Life, Enlistment and Assignment
Allen Horton was born in 1921 in Middletown, Connecticut, a congregational minister's son. His father's profession...
Franklin, Paul War in the Philippines
Paul Franklin landed in Manila Bay [Annotator’s Note: Manila, Luzon, Philippines] 23 days after setting sail. He...
Ream, John Bilibid Prison
John Ream remembers that in December 1944, the Japanese decided to move them. [Annotator’s Note: the Japanese were...
Guillory, Lloyd Returning Home and Postwar Life
Lloyd Guillory returned to the United States on a Matson cruise ship. There were 800 officers and nurses as passengers...
Bailey, Herman Segment 8
On Kunishi Ridge on 15 June [Annotator’s Note:  15 June 1945, Okinawa] Bailey and several other Marines went along the...
Riddle, Pearson Japanese Attack on Wake Island
The Japanese hit their fuel supplies and it caused a lot of damage [Annotator's Note: on Wake Island on 8 December 1941...
Paret, Peter Relocating to America
Surrounded by books, the environment of Peter Paret's childhood amplified his aptitude for scholarship and informed his...
Johnson, Burton Postwar
Burton Johnson remembers when he heard of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's death. Harry Truman was not a surprise as...
Kinzler, Robert Radar Schools and Post War Activities
Attending the Southern Signal Corps School at Camp Murphy in Jupiter, Florida, Robert Kinzler became a radar officer...
Rinas, Bruno Early Life
Bruno S. Rinas was born in Towner County, North Dakota, in January 1919. He had 12 siblings, but two died in infancy,...

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