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John “Johnny” Pesky learned to show up on time and be on time in the Navy. He found tough decisions when choosing...

George Wiswell learned how to dive in the Navy. Wiswell was given a sheet of commands for line pulls under water as...

Janice Benario met her future husband at a Latin seminar at Johns Hopkins. Benario’s husband took a position at Emory...

Bettylu Dennis served in the WAVES [Annotator's Note: Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service; United States...

Elsie Marie "Kitty" Rippin's her most memorable experience from World War 2 was getting out and meeting her husband at...

Paul Gibfried had a wonderful experience during World War 2. He liked his commander, Ogden Ludlow [Annotator's Note:...

Richmond Hamilton describes squadron life as his first exposure to an integrated unit where he had real...

Minnie Marcella Oleskey Shimp [Annotator's Note: a Pharmacist 's Mate in the United States Navy Nurse Corps] thought...

Lillian Hoover was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in August 1924. She grew up there. Her father was a contractor. She...

Lloyd Duncan was quartered in Oceana, Virginia. They reported in every day and flew missions when ordered to. Three...

Mary Cummings was born in Dunkirk, New York in April 1921. It was the Depression [Annotator's Note: the Great...

Helen Anderson Glass was discharged from the WAVES [Annotator's Note: Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service;...

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