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Between his first and second patrols Robert Dickinson was on the island of Hawaii for rest and relaxation. A relief...

Richard Lamey Nesossis was at home on leave [Annotator's Note: an authorized absence for a short period of time] in...

Roy Boreen spent a year and a half as part of the USS Oklahoma's (BB-37) 3rd Division Deck Force. Every Friday was...

Wim de Jonge feels that The National WWII Museum is an important institution to maintain. The young people of today are...

Ben Steele was told the war was over by a Japanese officer. At first, the Americans did not believe him, but American B...

Sidney Philips remembers the whole platoon being sent away to Lejeune. Most of the men were put into the 1st Regiment....

In the early summer of 1945, Jack D. Owen [Annotator’s Note: assigned to the USS Colusa (APA-74) as the radar striker]...

About a month before the Battle of Midway the skipper decided to assign crews. The chief radioman asked if anyone had a...

For the invasion of Japan, Richard Nummer and the American troops were issued wool blankets and green fatigues to fight...

[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Ervin Lloyd Rasmussen where he was when the atomic bombs were dropped on...

Louis Block graduated from high school in June 1944. They discussed the war, but not at length. They were more focused...

Donald Hoff [Annotator's Note: a rear seat gunner and radio operator on Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bombers in Scouting...

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