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John Kerner heard of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor while he was walking down the street and overheard it. He and...

[Annotator's Note: Interview begins with the interviewer and interviewee introducing themselves.] Raymond VanDuzer was...

There was no way to avoid the war. Japan attacked a US territory [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor...

Herbert Fontenot joined the Navy because it was the only branch that would accept him at 16 years of age. He loved his...

Thomas Wicker received orders to serve on an oilier, which he was not thrilled about. He graduated from Tulane...

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

Erwin Johnson was an aircraft mechanic [Annotator's Note: assigned to the 48th Material Squadron, 27th Bombardment...

Cleveland Peterson was aboard the SS Johnson when he heard about the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. They had been...

Towards the end of World War 2, John Carruth, serving in the Navy, was sent to Jacksonville [Annotator's Note:...

When the war with Germany ended, Richard Ryan hoped he would be sent home. He had a one year old son he had not yet...

Alfred Taddeo is from Portland, Oregon. While there with a group of classmates at the University of Portland Oregon [...

The Laffey escorted a ship named the Dashing Wave [Annotator's Note: SS Dashing Wave] all the way back to the States [...

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