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Kolesa, Thomas Drafted
Thomas Kolesa got married. He went to Edwardsville [Annotator's Note: Edwardsville, Illinois] and his mother was crying...
Joffray, Henry Service in the US Merchant Marine
Henry Joffray was a member of the Merchant Marine during World War 2. There were 4,000 ships and 260,000 sailors in...
Raquepau, John First Combat to Retirement
John "Jack" Raquepau does not know if he got the same bunk that was used by the pilot he replaced [Annotator's Note:...
Strobel, Clarence Combat Stories
Clarence Strobel’s most memorable experience of World War 2 was serving in the honor guard for General MacArthur [...
Pendleton, Arthur Heavy Weapons and Landing on Guadalcanal
Arthur Pendleton was friends with Johnny Rivers. Pendelton was in 2nd Squad, 2nd Platoon, which was machine guns....
Roy, William USS Yorktown (CV5) in the Battle of the Coral Sea
William Roy had decided to do a documentary if there was a battle. He got permission to film the captain and the...
Powers, Robert Battle of Guam 1944
When Robert Powers invaded Guam, he did not go in on one of the new amphibious tractors [Annotator's Note: Landing...
Armentaro, Louis Drafted then Leyte
Louis J. Armentaro was drafted even though he wanted to go prove himself. They told him he was underweight and would...
Winnier, Lawrence Duties Aboard Ship
Aboard his first ship [Annotator's Note: the USS Guadalupe (AO-32)], Lawrence Winnier was an officer's attendant. He...
Rosendahl, Robert From the Philippines to Manchuria
Robert Rosendahl got out of Camp O'Donnell and went on a detail north of a town called Cabanatuan where he was put to...
Twible, Harlan Into the Water
Harlan Twible and many others saw the ship [Annotator's Note: the USS Indianapolis (CA-35)] as it went down. They were...
Ellzey, William Postwar
After World War 2, William C. Ellzey remained in the Navy until 1961. He was assigned to the USS Forrestal (CV-59) in...

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