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Ari Phoutrides was born in Seattle in 1925. His father was a priest who was moved around the country often.After high...

Carl C. Bartels, M.D. [Annotator's Note: Doctor of Medicine] was changed by the war. It was an excellent experience. He...

Gerald Rupert enlisted in the Navy and went to Sampson, New York [Annotator's Note: Sampson Naval Training Base] on one...

On 5 June 1944, the squadron was about to take off to rendezvous with the mine sweepers when Solis “Sol” Kaslow, who...

William Leo Spaetgens returned to Treasure Island near San Francisco after his leave at home. At that point, he was...

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 is certain the war affected his life afterwards. Number one, he never left his wife. When he got home, he...

Harold Beal did not want to stay in the Navy. He had PTSD [Annotator's Note: post-traumatic stress disorder; a mental...

Alois Kopp enlisted in the Navy in September 1937 despite the fact he could not swim. He learned fast. He volunteered...

Fred Arthur Balfour went to Scotland [Annotator's Note: Glasgow, Scotland] and then on to England. He was on the base...

Life on the ship was boring. Raymond A. Reed was on 15 different ships in 35 different countries. He was a lucky Seabee...

Herbert Nelson Fontenot was born in April 1927 in Fenton, Louisiana. His father died when Fontenot was only 11 years...

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