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Sterling Cale served in World War 2 because he got caught up in it while he was in the service. While Cale was in...

On 7 December 1941 [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 7 December 1941] at six o'clock in...

Myron J. Carraway was waiting for breakfast when the Pearl Harbor attack began [Annotator's Note: Carraway was aboard...

In Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Everett Hyland did hear rumors of going to war. When out on their two weeks at sea, and at...

Around noon on 7 December 1941, James Shoemaker, his family, and friends were still hiding in the bomb shelter [...

Rudy Huval was born in Covington, Louisiana in February 1934. There were nine children in the family. His father was a...

The Medusa [Annotator's Note: USS Medusa (AR-1)] was not far from them [Annotators Note: during the attack on Pearl...

As a kid, Walter Oka used to hang around on the pier, selling newspapers and sundries to the sailors. He collected...

[Annotators Note: Harold Ward served in the navy as a mess attendant aboard the heavy cruiser USS San Francisco (CA-38...

Lyle Mitchell remembers there were some ships that would never be repaired [Annotator’s Note: he is referring to the...

After choosing the US Navy, Stanley John Niec attended boot camp at Naval Station Great Lakes [Annotator's Note: in...

Having survived the sinking of USS Arizona (BB-39) and the subsequent treatment for his burn injuries, Lauren Bruner...

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