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Charles Wesley Borders was home when the Japanese surrendered. He celebrated for a week. Borders fell in love with...

The invasion of the Admiralty Islands [Annotator's Note: Admiralty Islands Campaign, Operation Brewer, 29 February to...

Astley Blackwell’s ship [Annotator's Note: the USS St. Lo (CVE-63)] was sunk on 25 October [Annotator's Note: 25...

Jack Skaggs was born in Norman, Oklahoma in 1922. He grew up during the Great Depression. His father was a truck driver...

Aboard his first ship [Annotator's Note: the USS Guadalupe (AO-32)], Lawrence Winnier was an officer's attendant. He...

The Chinese would grab people on the streets and hand them over to the Americans if they were Japanese. George Colburn...

Mahlen Arledge and the 81st Infantry Division were placed on ships that were destined for the island of Angaur. The...

James Bowie was born in September 1925 in Mississippi. Bowie had two sisters and one brother. He was the youngest. His...

One of Karr's uncles was an original member of the American Legion when it was founded in Paris in World War I. Another...

John Cassidy majored in mining engineering during his first year at the University of Alabama, but he eventually...

Pedro S. Parra served in the 854th Engineer Aviation Battalion. He was born in Canadian, Texas in October 1922. He had...

Walter Bud Gafford feels many young people do not know about Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on...

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