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Yoho, David Joining the Merchant Marine
As a 13 year old, David Yoho did not have friends of draft age. He did keep company with older boys and took on a tough...
Crain, Joe Segment 7
The air raid sirens that would warn the ships of incoming kamikazes kept the men up day and night. Psychologically it...
Morehead, James B. Earning the Distinguished Service Cross
When the Japanese moved their area of concentration from Australia to the Solomon Islands, James Morehead's 8th Fighter...
Muri, James Arrival on Midway
James Muri landed on Midway around 29 May [Annotator's Note: 29 May 1942]. At that moment he did not know what the geo...
Dearman, Alfred Guards and Jailers
The main difference between a jailer, which Alfred Dearman was, and a guard, is that the jailer is in the cellblock...
Ambrose, Haney Securing Bougainville
While on Bougainville [Annotator's Note: Bougainville, Solomon Islands], the island was not fully secured. Haney...
Rosenbaum, James Securing Peleliu and Rest on Pavuvu
In early September 1944, James Stewart Rosenbaum shipped out for the Pacific from San Diego [Annotator's Note: San...
Young, James From Australia to the Battle of Cape Gloucester
After his tour on Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, James Franklin Young and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company H, 2nd...
Blair, Douglas Invasion of Okinawa and War’s End
During World War 2, Douglas Holmes Blair was assigned to the USS Hampden County (LST-803) as the fire control man and...
Pavlovich, Theodore Being Wounded on Luzon and Evacuated
On the morning of 3 February 1945, a mortar shell dropped in the rice paddy alongside Theodore Pavlovich and he took...
Ball, Rowland Joining the Army Air Corps
Rowland Elliott Ball was born in January 1924 in Yoakum, Texas. His father worked for the railroad and had many years...
Templet, Robert Paul Boot Camp and a Year on Prewar Oahu
Robert Templet took his boot camp training in San Diego. The days started early for him. During his first week in...

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