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James Shelton Scales was born in April 1917 in Sandy Ridge, North Carolina. It was a farming community in Stokes County...

In Hawaii, Garland Virgil Longhoffer was still a replacement. It took time to get out of the United States. The trip to...

Harold C. Cook grew up in Warren, Ohio. He was the youngest in the family. He had a brother who was popular and active...

Charles Brooks entered the United States Navy. He was first shipped to Athens, Georgia for basic physical training...

Stewart Bass' most memorable experience in World War 2 was his participation in the attack on the Japanese battleship...

Dale Smith was aboard the USS Proteus (AS-19) 99 percent of the time. They had movies and a huge mess hall. If no...

Emmett Kaylor's time in basic training was his first time in the South where they talked a little different. Their...

James Richard O'Rorke [Annotator's Note: a prisoner of war] became sick with diarrhea [Annotator's Note: loose, watery...

Kenneth W. Theis was born on 16 February 1923 in East St. Louis, Illinois. The family moved to Amarillo, Texas when he...

One of the pilots in Hanna's squadron was sent along with Hannas group to command the army enlisted men.On that day...

Davis Gordon Mayes was born in February 1919 in Pontotoc, Texas. During his service in World War 2, he served on the...

William Cart flew the SBD [Annotator's Note: Douglass SBD Dauntless dive bomber]. It was easy to fly, and he enjoyed it...

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