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Paul J. Frisco was aboard a Fletcher-class destroyer, the USS Cushing (DD-797), during World War 2. He was impressed...

Wesley Waggoner had a recommendation to join the Navy SeaBees or Construction Battalion [Annotator’s Note: Waggoner and...

Crumps dad was making 90 cents an hour. A dime was a big difference in those days. Gasoline was 10 cents a gallon and a...

Recalling his experiences on Cape Gloucester, Joe Clapper said the combat portion was very light. It was the easiest...

Edward Riedl remembers that Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Okinawa, Japan] was different than Leyte [Annotator's Note:...

Being Captured

[Annotator's Note: Walter Jacobs served in the Army as a squad leader in Company F, 2nd Battalion, 306th Infantry...

Wesley Waggoner returned home and continued his military career. He spent time in the Navy reserves and trained with...

Crump stayed in the shipyard for the better part of a year. They had launched about 14 ships. The launching details had...

Joe Clapper was in Company L, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines [Annotator's Note: Company K, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine...

Edward Riedl felt that if they did not kill, they would be killed themselves. The Japs [Annotator's Note: a period...

Black hoods were placed on the heads of William Leibold and the others [Annotator's Note: the other survivors of the...

Oral History