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Al Currier was born in what is now Eastpointe, Michigan in October 1923. He grew up there during the Depression [...

Linwood S. Inscoe was born in Nashville, North Carolina in January 1924. During the Great Depression [Annotator's Note...

Wayne McKinnon Gilmore was born in Mount Hope, Kansas in November 1921. His family moved to Opelousas [Annotator's Note...

Joe Clapper remembers being on a date at a movie theater on Pearl Harbor Day. When he came out, newsboys were peddling...

When the Japanese forces attacked Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 7...

Kenneth T. Snyder, Sr. was born in March 1920 in Allentown, Pennsylvania. He was the youngest of eight children and was...

Robert “Bob” Bowron was born in Birmingham [Annotator’s Note: Birmingham, Alabama] in January 1927. He recalled when...

Alvin Barnes was drafted into the Navy. He previously knew he would have to serve. He had no problem with boot camp. He...

Jean D. "JD" Johnson [Annotator's Note: a radioman on the USS Balao (SS-285) enjoyed free time at Brisbane [Annotator's...

Lawrence Wulf was born in Avoca, Nebraska in May 1919. His father was a farmer but was also the director of a bank his...

Walter Broll always had a haircut on Saturday. He would then go to confession since he was raised a Catholic. On one...

Richard Keller and the rest of the 37th Division took part in the Louisiana Maneuvers. They were bused into the area...

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