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Douglas Holmes Blair was born in December 1925 in Roseburg, Oregon with one brother and a half-brother. Both of his...

Alexander Vraciu and the other members of his squadron [Annotators Note: Fighting Squadron 16 (VF 16)] were in their...

When his leave [Annotator's Note: an authorized absence for a short period of time] was up, Salvador Guercia returned...

Earl Williams used to play baseball and softball with his unit [Annotator's Note: 318th Port Company, 512th Port...

Claude Shannahan left Samoa for New Caledonia and from there shipped out to Tulagi aboard the USS Little (APD-4), an...

Greg Woodham found that no one inquired about his time in the Philippines and when he was older, they only desired an...

Sam L. Miller had no memorable experience in the Navy. It was a good and calm experience. Nothing adverse happened...

James Franklin Young was born in Toledo, Ohio in June 1921. He grew up with one older brother. His mother and father...

Mahlen Arledge participated in a ceremony when he crossed the equator. [Annotator's Note: The ceremony of conversion...

Carl Rieman was born in Washington D.C., the only boy of the three children in the family. He lived in the suburbs of...

At Eniwetok [Annotator's Note: Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands], Donald Draxler was apprehensive, but not afraid to...

The Laffey [Annotator's Note: US Navy destroyer USS Laffey, DD-724] had new radar and sonar equipment and that put the...

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