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Schneider, Irwin Reflections
Irwin Schneider was changed by the war completely. He had led a sheltered life prior to his service. He learned to be a...
Scales, James Kwajalein
Kwajalein [Annotator's Note: Battle of Kwajalein, 31 January to 3 February 1944] D-Day [Annotator's Note: military...
Gafford, Walter Reflections
Walter Bud Gafford feels many young people do not know about Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on...
Blair, Douglas Invasion of Okinawa and War’s End
During World War 2, Douglas Holmes Blair was assigned to the USS Hampden County (LST-803) as the fire control man and...
Banyas, Martin Reflections
Martin Banyas has restricted use of his shoulders as a result of his wartime service [Annotator's Note: as a Marine...
Buckley, James Returning Home
After the war ended, James Buckley got off the ship [Annotator's Note: the USS LST-1013] five times. One was in San...
Durocher, Edmund Bombarded by Japanese Battleships
[Annotator's Note: Edmund Durocher served in the US Marine Corps as a radio telephone operator in Company H, 2nd...
Rieman, Carl Attack on the USS Laffey (DD-724)
Carl Rieman said if the planes could have carried more ammunition, he could have gotten more enemy kills. The Japanese...
Grimes, James Duties and Assignment to the Hornet
James William Grimes was assigned as a mess cook. He was very young [Annotator's Note: he was only 16 years old, but...
Bailey, Herman Segment 12
Bailey feels that war should be over with. His division fought the Chinese in North Korea. Young men are fighting today...
Starnes, James Segment 4
From Pearl Harbor they were sent to the Pacific [Annotator’s Note: the crew of the USS Missouri in January 1945] and...
Feightner, Edward "Whitey" Segment 3
The Yorktown [Annotator's Note: USS Yorktown (CV-10)] was gone when Feightner arrived at Pearl Harbor so he went down...

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