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Milton Fernandez was born in September 1924 in Puerto Rico. He had eight siblings in his family. His father had a meat...

Richard Nummer entered service in November 1943 at 17 years old. He went to San Diego for boot camp. That was his first...

Jimmie Dyer went overseas on a ship that was designed as a tanker. It was a sorry piece of machinery. It was a tough...

Ricardo R. Rondinelli was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico in April 1924. During the Great Depression [Annotator's Note:...

Rowland Elliott Ball reported to San Antonio Cadet Classification Center [Annotator’s Note: San Antonio, Texas] where...

William Leibold has been contacted numerous times by groups attempting to research various things. Leibold noted how...

James Gaffney discusses the details of the type of torpedo used on the PT Boat on which he was assigned as a crewman....

Harold Buell was on the Yorktown [Annotator's Note: USS Yorktown (CV-5)] only a brief time before being reassigned. He...

Norman Kleiss could not see if the bombs from the next two planes hit. When he made his run, he lined up on the big red...

Allen Ray Sibley almost stayed in the Army. He liked being a soldier. He is glad he did not stay in because he would...

Marvin Hill had a famous bandleader aboard his ship [Annotator's Note: the USS Harry E. Hubbard (DD-748)]. Eddie Duchin...

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