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Josephine Reeves was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in April 1919. Growing up, Reeves attended the West Catholic...

[Annotator's Note: Carolyn Bridgforth and her boyfriend decided to move up their wedding after the Japanese attacked...

Dominick Sgobbo was born in October 1924 in East Harlem, New York City, New York. The fifth of eight children of...

Norris Elwyn Gwin was born in June 1925 in Cleveland, Ohio. He was an only child. His father was a veteran of World War...

Harold Buell wanted to hit a major enemy warship but seemed to never have the opportunity. He finally had his chance...

Robert Leese was born in February 1923 in Manheim, Pennsylvania, one of six siblings. When he was four years old, the...

Calvin Elliott was born in February 1918 in Whitesville, Delaware. He grew up in Maryland after moving there when he...

Chester Biernacki and the ship [Annotator's Note: USS Helena (CL-50)] returned to the United States after the Pearl...

Walter Ram went through basic training for the Army. He was discharged after a year in the Army. When the Japanese...

Louis Burg [Annotator's Note: a second lieutenant in Company G, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine...

Henry A. Tacket remembered harsh storms in Alaskan waters and a plane crash in Florida as his most memorable...

Lloyd Guillory flew aboard an LB-30 [Annotator's Note: the Consolidated LB-30 Liberator cargo aircraft was a variant of...

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