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Raymond Bailey was on the mess deck washing cups when he felt the first shudder caused by the bomb hit [Annotator's...

They did not know the exact cause of his death since he was in halfway decent shape but initially they were told his...

[Annotator's Note: Muffled talking can be heard in the background throughout this segment.] John Sanford Gilman was...

[Annotator's Note: James Goodrich served in the US Marine Corps as a machine gun section leader in the 27th Marine...

Living aboard the USS Enterprise was tough. Feightner slept in a hammock under a 5 inch gun mount. Other pilots bunked...

[Annotator’s Note: Birds can be heard chirping in the background throughout this clip.] Willard Johnson was born in...

Asked what he thought about the Japanese, Earl Conklin said they were "pretty vicious," but conceded that combat makes...

On Easter morning, 1 April 1945, Andrew Petrus [Annotator's Note: with Company G, 2nd Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment...

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

Bruce McCormick was in a convoy when the war ended. The fleets mustered in the Philipines. Then they got together to go...

When asked about a general message about his service and war, Eugene Tarrant references Civil War General Sherman's [...

William Lutz liked boot camp because he got a rifle. He liked the firing range. He became a gunner after basic training...

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