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Walter Groth was born in Louisiana in July 1924. He was born and raised on a beef cattle farm in Elton, Louisiana. His...

When Maynard David went home for the first time his wife kept it to herself. She wanted to have time alone with him...

Richard Keller and the rest of the 37th Division took part in the Louisiana Maneuvers. They were bused into the area...

Melvin Munch was introduced to the Navy in boot camp in San Diego. It was rough. Getting up early each morning to begin...

Randall Edwards retired from the Navy and got a degree in electrical engineering from the University of Florida. In...

When Bill Toledo was home with his grandparents, he did not want to go to school. The school official forced him to go...

Before going out on duty at Picket Station Number 1 the men of the Laffey saw all sorts of damage to ships while docked...

Richard Keller had a good friend from Alabama who was a funny guy. He received different training than Keller had...

Melvin Munch stopped at Guam en route to Okinawa. He was concerned about the requirements of going into a war zone. He...

News that the war had ended seemed to daze Randall Edwards and his fellow prisoners of war initially. Once they got...

John Bradley was born in Manila [Annotator's Note: Manila, Philippines] in May 1936. Bradley's father enlisted in the...

When Delewski resumed firing he had to sit in a different position to fire his gun. The fire had warped the area where...

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