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James recalls not having enough sense to be scared. He focused on doing his job and getting it done correctly. He...

In early August 1945, the 321st Bombardment Squad, 90th bombardment group [Annotator’s Note: 321st Bombardment Squadron...

There was no homecoming reception in San Francisco [Annotator's Note: San Francisco, California], other than some high...

Richard H. Kerr was born in June 1946 in Edgerton, Wisconsin. He grew up with a brother and sister. His father was a...

When the USS Foote (DD-511) got to Pearl Harbor, Wilbur Rogers remembered they stripped the 20mm off its fan tail and...

Jacques Brewster Smith's company commander [Annotator's Note: of Company B, 2nd Battalion, 511th Parachute Infantry...

James N. Rizzo's most memorable experience of World War 2 was when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note...

The Japanese commander of the camp, stood up on a platform and spoke in Japanese with an interpreter, and says, "The...

Orville Bethard was attending Washington High School when he learned about the attack on Pearl Harbor. He enlisted in...

Nevin Sledge admired the SeaBees [Annotator's Note: Members of US naval construction battalions]. They did everything...

Nobuo Hayashi was born in April 1932 and was raised in Nishinomiya, Japan. Growing up in his early youth, he remembered...

Frank Savage transferred to the 93rd Infantry Division. He became the assistant to the Adjutant of the special troops...

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