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Joseph “Joe” Maynard went to Jacksonville, Florida for aviation school for three months. When he finished school, he...

James Gaffney never spotted any Japanese while patrolling Bougainville. They did observe and report a bright light on...

Archie Kelley realized he was a raw ensign [Annotator's Note: lowest rank of commissioned officer in the US Navy and...

Harold Buell was assigned to the Wasp [Annotator's Note: USS Wasp (CV-7)] as a pilot in Squadron VS-71 [Annotator's...

John “Johnny” Pesky was born in Portland, Oregon and went off to play baseball rather than going to college. He has a...

Robert Dannehl was a radio operator [Annotator’s Note: for the US Navy serving about the USS Hubbard (DE-211)]. He...

Frank George Memory had no problems returning from the war. He was married in 1946 and had five children with his wife...

They found out the Japanese operation was going to take place at Midway. Nimitz had to get his aircraft carriers back...

James Gaffney reviews the crew and officers of the PT Boat he served on in World War II. Some were good and some not so...

On that Saturday [Annotator's Note: 6 December 1941], Archie Kelley's uncle Bruce [Annotator's Note: US Navy Commander...

Harold Buell flew his first combat mission at Midway on anti-submarine reconnaissance. He had only one prior experience...

John “Johnny” Pesky volunteered for the Navy because he did not want to be drafted. He got into a program where he was...

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