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Harvey, David Discharge From the Navy and Joining the Army
When David Harvey heard that the war had ended, they had 1,500 planes up off the carriers. The British and Russians had...
Baker, Sterling Prewar to Coxswain
Sterling Baker was born in October 1924 in Texas. His mother and grandmother raised five children during the Great...
Whitten, Sumner Victories at Midway and Guadalcanal
The guys at Midway knew that the Navy was out there but not where they were. Sumner Whitten was at Midway when an SBD [...
Burke, Murphy Iwo Jima, Ramming the USS Ringgold (DD-500) and Back to the States
At 19 years of age, Murphy Burke witnessed the fight at Iwo Jima. He described the day as breaking grungy, with low...
Tadewaldt, Gordon American Traveler
Gordon Tadewaldt was born in June 1926 in Aurora, Illinois. He was one of five children. When his father lost his job...
Maddox, Claire Reflections
Claire Maddox does not feel the country [Annotator's Note: the United States] has any idea what the veterans went...
Stevens, Phineas Corregidor and Leyte
The only thing Phineas Stevens remembers about Corregidor [Annotator's Note: Corregidor Island, Luzon, Philippines] is...
Gorman, Ted Japanese Were Brutal
[Annotator's Note: The video cuts in and out and is hard to hear at times. Questions and answers are often...
Cristiano, Nick The War Is Over
Nick Cristiano feels that his Japanese prison guards did not know the war was coming to an end. They were brainwashed....
Pomroy, Frank Treating a Wounded Marine and Being Evacuated
Frank Pomroy went back to get the wounded Marvin Hattan who was screaming and moaning from his wounds [Annotator's Note...
Reed, Robert Operating out of Iwo Jima and Okinawa
Robert Frederick Reed was stationed at Kagman Point while on Saipan [Annotator's Note: Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands...
Mitchel, Lyle War's End
Lyle Mitchell remembers his wife had to work when she was brought to Pearl Harbor [Annotator’s Note: Pearl Harbor,...

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