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David Foerster was born in Jacksonville [Annotator's Note: Jacksonville, Florida] in July 1923. He grew up there. He...

W. P. “Bill” Allen was stationed at a base hospital at the naval facility in Millington, Tennessee. In February 1944,...

William Leo Spaetgens was born on a farm in Roberts Cove near Crowley, Louisiana in 1922. He had eight siblings but one...

Edward Thomas Toole wanted to join the Naval Air Force but he could not make it. The Navy appealed to him more than any...

Charles Taylor was a secret serviceman after World War 2. He married in 1954 to his first wife and remarried after her...

Alex Carter Sr. went to Southern France. They used 50-cycle electricity. Carter met a girl that spoke perfect English....

Joseph Brannan returned to New York with the PT-305 and two other boats on an LST [Annotator's Note: Landing Ship, Tank...

Gerald Rupert was scheduled to go to the Pacific prior the dropping of the atomic bombs [Annotator's Note: nuclear...

Winfield Zerphey was based on the southern coast of England at Dunkeswell. The airmen lived in Quonset huts. They had...

Robert Martin went to Europe as the radio operator on the USS LST-515. It was cold. Everyone had to stand watch. He...

Leon Schafer has been to Europe a number of times since 68 [Annotator's Note: 1968] when all of his family went. His...

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