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John McCarthy reached Pearl Harbor on his ship [Annotator’s Note: the repair ship USS Laertes (AR-20)]. They waited...

George Sakato discusses a Vietnam veteran that edits and tapes oral histories. He recalls that before the attack on...

J. W. Childs only became close friends with one crewmate while he was in the Navy, and thinks that is the greatest...

Courtland Claus will never forget what the Japanese did [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii...

Reuben Weiner was born in Los Angeles, California on Bastille Day [Annotator's Note: national day of France] in July...

Bell was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on December 15th, 1918. Before the war, Bell had a business manufacturing...

Emory Maurice Ornelles joined the Army at the Honolulu Armory [Annotator's Note: he had just witnessed Japanese planes...

Keith Renstrom notes that one of the hardest things for a Marine, or anybody, is to see your first American blood [...

Frank Patti was born in December 1924 in Hammond, Louisiana and grew up on a produce farm where his parents shared the...

Isaac Edward was born in May 1923 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He grew up during the Great Depression and his family was...

Joseph Alter was born in New York City [Annotator's Note: New York, New York] in May 1923. His father kept his job as a...

Joe G. Casillas was born in San Pedro, California in October 1925. He grew up around Pacoima [Annotator's Note: Pacoima...

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