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[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Homer Myers to tell him about being called out to assist the survivors of the...

Alex Vraciu wanted to fly fighters. If he had not been given fighters when he was going through training at Corpus...

When Mervin Jensen received his draft notice, he thought everyone else had to go so he would to. He went to Fort...

James Bollich was only able to get water from one place [Annotator's Note: in the Camp O’Donnell prisoner of war camp...

[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks John Wicklund how he ended up in the Army.] John Wicklund explains that during...

Charles Chartier thought he would go where it was nice and warm. He joined his outfit overseas. As they left Seattle,...

Paul Ignatius was assigned to Composite Squadron 80 (VC-80) aboard the USS Manila Bay (CVE-61) as the squadron’s...

James Billingsley worked with Filipino forces. He was in the middle of it, and was pulled out. There was a Filipino...

Joseph Fisher went back to college after he returned home. He used the G.I. Bill [Annotator's Note: the G.I. Bill, or...

Paul Amrod joined the Army because his siblings had set the example, and his love of country obliged him to do his part...

Robert Freligh served during the war because he felt it was his duty. He was also 20 years old at the time and thought...

The Zero [Annotator's Note: Japanese Mitsubishi A6M fighter aircraft, referred to as the Zeke or Zero] was tough to...

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