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From Pearl Harbor they were sent to the Pacific [Annotators Note: the crew of the USS Missouri in January 1945] and...

Harry George Paege, Junior had his 21st birthday in the service. He was a bugler. He got a letter that said his mother...

Marvin Westcott was aboard the USS Balch (DD-363) while she performed escort duty for the aircraft USS Enterprise (CV-6...

Thomas Kingsley's departure for military training was an emotional family event. He had volunteered for the Army...

Robert Mayes was born in Middlesboro, Kentucky in September 1923. He graduated from high school in 1941. He maintained...

James recalls not having enough sense to be scared. He focused on doing his job and getting it done correctly. He...

Oran Harris was 17 years old when Pearl Harbor was attacked. He was returning from Sunday school when a man called out...

Frederick Hollis saw the mood of the country after Kasserine Pass as being very negative. With many ships lost at Pearl...

Clyde Nordstrom cannot say that his life changed much after the declaration of war [Annotator's Note: on Japan, after...

Bud Loring was born in Brockton, Massachusetts. His father was an automotive, boat, and heavy construction mechanic....

Paul Pizzolongo was born in February 1923 in Bronx, New York. His father picked numbers for the bookies and his mom did...

The judges at the essay contest [Annotators Note: in New York] were distinguished writers and figureheads. Erickson...

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