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Murphy Burke was born in Morgan City, Louisiana in February 1926. He and his only sibling, a sister, grew up in New...

Harold Buell and his fellow "Cactus Airforce" pilots searched the Slot for enemy ships. The enemy had Zero [Annotator's...

Raymond “Ray” Parrotta was assigned to LST-357 [Annotator's Note: Landing Ship, Tank] in May [Annotator's Note: May...

Paul Ignatius was born in Glendale, California in November 1920. He is very proud of his hometown because many famous...

Wilbur Lee Jackson was born in Temple, Texas in December 1919. Life was great for him prior to the war. He played golf...

When he was at the Coronado, California base, John Earles said he experienced a lot of good USO [Annotator's Note:...

James Born was born in 1922 in Denver, Colorado. His father was a railroad man so his family was living in Denver or...

One time that scared William Beaman happened when the USS Flasher (SS-249) was firing electric torpedoes. They were...

Arthur J. Frongello was born in July 1925 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He grew up in a poor family, but felt rich...

Janice Benario never received any awkward treatment from men. Since she was an officer she may have commanded respect....

Joseph Fisher remembers that they would have air raids with one or two planes at a time. The Japs [Annotator's Note: a...

James Gaffney reveals how the PT Boat reacted to rough seas. Included is an explanation of how the bilge pumping system...

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