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Benjamin Hagans was born in July 1929 in Cebu, the Philippines. His father was an engineer in Cuba. His father was an...

In early June [Annotator's Note: June 1944] Edward Driscoll's ship [Annotator's Note: USS Franklin (CV-13)] was held in...

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

Albert Elmer "John" Cummings was raised in Richmond, Virginia. The Depression [Annotator's Note: Great Depression; a...

[Annotator's Note: This clip starts mid-conversation. Jacklyn Lucas is saying that he had skin taken from his butt and...

Gene Alair's most memorable experience of the war was being back on board the USS Astoria (CA-34), below decks...

Claire Maddox does not feel the country [Annotator's Note: the United States] has any idea what the veterans went...

Walter John Guyote cheated on the eye exam to get into the Navy. He was sent to San Diego, California for boot camp. He...

Walter Groth was discharged in Texas. He turned in everything. The war was over. The war had ended when they got out....

Charles Joseph "Charlie" Fox [Annotator's Note: serving with Company H, 2nd Battalion, 26th Marine Regiment, 5th Marine...

Roy Stewart went to Camp Pendleton [Annotator's Note: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in San Diego County, California...

Jake Ussery and the Langley [Annotator's Note: USS Langley (CVL-27)] began to prepare for Okinawa soon after departing...

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