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Astley Blackwell’s ship [Annotator's Note: the USS St. Lo (CVE-63)] was sunk on 25 October [Annotator's Note: 25...

The SS Lurline, on which Virginia Wilterdink was traveling, stopped in Guam [Annotator's Note: Guam, Mariana Islands]...

Through the various responsibilities he performed, Frank Savage was shown his talents. He thinks it equipped him for...

Burton Johnson had multiple locations where Japanese prisoners were held in New Guinea. There was still hard fighting...

Crump had enrolled as a draftsman in the local aircraft plant but in the meantime several of the shipyards had posted...

The worst camp Pearson Riddle stayed at was every camp following his experience in China. The worst camp he stayed in...

Towards the end of the war, Burl Loving transferred to an APA [Annotator’s Note: Auxiliary Personnel, Attack troop...

Carey Suratt trained at Great Lakes, Illinois. Boot camp lasted five weeks. He enjoyed boot camp. The trainees learned...

Mason Brownell Fitch was born in September 1925 in Rochester, New York. He graduated high school in 1943 and took the...

Elmer Koenig wanted to get out of the Navy, but he did not have enough points [Annotator's Note: a point system was...

[Annotator's Note: This clip begins mid sentence. William Leibold is apparently recommending places to eat in Escondido...

While serving aboard the USS Hall (DD-583) in the Marshall Islands, William Currier helped search for a downed Marine...

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