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Robert Kinzler was born in Newark, New Jersey, but his hometown was just outside the city in Irvington. He graduated...

James Oney was scared when bombs were falling [Annotator's Note: during air raids on Stirling Island, Treasury Islands...

Walter Jacobs was born in Mississippi. His father worked a variety of jobs. Jacobs grew up on a farm that did not have...

Jacob Velfling, Jr.'s most memorable experience of World War 2 was when he was at a farm behind enemy lines. He met two...

Robert Hammond was sent to Great Lakes, Illinois in the dead of winter for boot camp. He was prepared for the cold, but...

After the Japanese surrendered, Richard Bennett was last to leave PT-470. He skippered the boat through bad weather...

Yellin recalls how he had a close call with a fellow pilot. From that point on Yellin did not trust that man and would...

Davis Gordon Mayes witnessed sailors being blown off their ships and falling into the water [Annotator's Note: during...

James Goodrich was taken from Iwo Jima to a hospital on Guam. He was on Guam for about 12 or 13 days before being...

[Annotator's Note: William Cart graduated flight training then was sent to Naval Auxiliary Air Station Miramar, in San...

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

Charles Gubish could not remember much after being wounded [Annotator's Note: while serving with the 9th Marine...

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