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David Flynn describes life on the Houston [Annotator's Note: USS Houston (CA-30)] as very busy; he never had a chance...

Clarence Schilperoot took a train ride from his point of enlistment in Seattle to San Diego. He was awed in seeing the...

David Flynn has written an account of the events of 7 December 1941. He recorded receiving the announcement of the...

Clarence Schilperoot and the USS Houston (CA-30) were in the southern Philippines at the start of the war. They ran...

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

Clarence Schilperoot was aboard USS Houston (CA-30) on 1 February 1942 as it departed Jakarta, Java. The cruiser was en...

Alois Kopp was aboard the USS Houston (CA-30) defending Java when the ship was sunk. He survived and was taken prisoner...

While a POW at Sarang, Clarence Schilperoot had the opportunity to bathe in a running stream. When he went to midstream...

Alois Kopp was in Pocatello, Idaho in the Civilian Conservation Camp when the Navy recruited him. He was sent to San...

Alois Kopp volunteered to go on the USS Houston (CA-30) in 1939 for deployment overseas. The ship was stationed in...

Alois Kopp was in the water for nine hours before being picked up by Japanese [Annotator’s Note: After his ship, the...

Howard Robert Charles was inducted into the Marine Corps [Annotator's Note: in June 1940] in San Diego [Annotator's...

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