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Walter Broll sailed north of Iceland on his first convoy. The ship zig-zagged over the course of the voyage. He did...

Baptiste feels that a lot of talent was lost by the navy segregating them. He used to talk to his officers about it.He...

Burl Loving did his Navy basic training at Great Lakes [Annotator’s Note: Naval Station Great Lakes near Chicago,...

William Lutz thought there would be more firing of weapons. He sat behind a machine gun. It was different from the...

Anna McCalla Noren was working as a dietician nurse in late 1941 in nursing school. She learned about the Japanese...

Paul Franklin landed in Manila Bay [Annotator’s Note: Manila, Luzon, Philippines] 23 days after setting sail. He...

Yukio Kawamoto was a precious child for his parents. The draft got him and he went to war. Kawamoto worked for the...

Joseph Brannan was based for a time in Leghorn, Italy as the city was called in English. It is referred to as Livorno...

James Born remarked on his feelings of the Japanese during World War 2. He had a very low opinion of the Japanese...

The first island the USS Indianapolis (CA-35) approached was Tarawa [Annotator's Note: Tarawa, Gilbert Islands], and...

Clifford Albert Hahn encountered harsh weather conditions on the opposite side of Attu [Annotator's Note: Attu,...

Loren Bennett went to boot camp at Great Lakes [Annotator's Note: Naval Station Great Lakes in Lake County, Illinois]....

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