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Robert Freligh probably decided to join the navy because his brother was in the army and there was most likely some...

Richard Witaker heard the Japanese propaganda from Tokyo Rose only once. That was when he had gone to the rear for food...

Martin Sherbecoe remembered that the curfew on Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii] was very strict....

James Roland Westbrook enlisted in the Marine Corps in March 1943. He wanted to be a Marine even though his father, who...

In July 1945, Peter Hebert enlisted in the Navy at age 17 and was sent to San Diego [Annotator’s Note: San Diego,...

Chuck feels that a lot of veterans have embellished their prisoner of war experience. He felt as if it was not that bad...

Robert Powers was born in June 1924 in St. Paul, Minnesota, but grew up in Hopkins, Minnesota. Growing up, he lived...

Mac Glenn Morris flew missions [Annotator's Note: as a dive bomber pilot in Marine Scout Bombing Squadron 236 (VMSB-236...

Robert Kenneth “Bob” Boehm was called into personnel one day [Annotator’s Note: Boehm was working toward acceptance as...

Theodore Marolda received orders to board a transport bound for the Solomon Islands after it was discovered the...

On the way to Okinawa, Joe Clapper answered a call on the ship's horn for all those wounded on Peleliu to appear...

Edwin Joseph Borne, Jr. attempted to correspond with a female Japanese friend who had treated him well after he was...

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