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Frank V. Tarkington joined the Indiana National Guard, but was kicked out because it came to light that he was too...

Arthur Jackson was awarded the Medal of Honor on 5 October 1945 during the Nimitz Day celebration in Washington D.C....

Following the Japanese surrender, Jack Skaggs and his fellow POWs [Annotator's Note: prisoner of war] made an American...

Harry Watson said describing life aboard a submarine can be confusing to someone who isn't qualified. Once qualified, a...

James Shelton Scales did not think about his family much, except that he missed his wife and daughter. His wife wrote...

Victor K. Carman joined the Navy because he did not want to be a foot soldier in the Army or Marines. He had flown a...

Claire Maddox returned to Hawaii [Annotator's Note: as a member of ACORN-21, Aviation, Construction, Ordnance, Repair]...

Wim de Jonge accompanied an officer to Jakarta. They traveled alone in a jeep through the mountains without convoy...

It was getting dark when they took off after the Japanese fleet. The most Jack Glass had flown up to that point was...

All four Japanese carriers were sunk during the Battle of Midway. The Japanese plan had been to draw the American...

After all he witnessed in the war, Anthony Costa had no negative feelings toward the Japanese. He was raised with...

Alfred Taddeo witnessed constant attacks by kamikaze aircraft. He and Kanze [Annotator's Note: US Navy Lieutenant (j.g...

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