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Wiley grew up during the Great Depression and he joined the Navy in 1940 just shortly after he graduated from high...

George Joseph Sullivan moved from Mbanika [Annotator's Note: Mbanika Island, Solomon Islands] on an APC [Annotator's...

[Annotator’s Note: The interviewee and interviewer are conversing at the beginning and go off subject frequently during...

Lisle Neher was born in Oshkosh, Wisconsin in August 1924. Life in Oshkosh was wonderful. There was a lot to do and...

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

Donald Herbert Shown [Annotator’s Note: Shown had become a crewman aboard the USS Indianapolis (CA-35) in 1939] headed...

James Roy Colquitt had his Navy boot camp training at San Diego [Annotator’s Note: San Diego, California]. He was...

Mort Oman [Annotator’s Note: serving with the 251st Field Artillery Battalion as a fire controller] took part in the...

While Richard Bennett was in New Orleans, he met a local in a tavern who offered him and a buddy dinner and lodging for...

Joseph LaNier had a close call on Okinawa while driving a truck. The LST [Annotator’s Note: LST—landing ship, tank] was...

Alvin Sniff did numerous trips to the Mediterranean Sea while he was a career Navy man. He recalled when the Navy...

Charles Martin was at Camp Pendleton [Annotator’s Note: in Oceanside, California] when they formed the 1st Amphibious...

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