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Louis Smith was born in April 1925 in Newport, Kentucky. He grew up during the Great Depression, when jobs were scarce...

World War 2 changed Edward E. Boyles' life by making him understand the meaning of liberty, victory and freedom in the...

Ralph Crump's ship returned to Colombo, Ceylon [Annotator's Note: present day Sri Lanka], then headed to Aden, Arabia,...

Bryghte Davis Godbold aided an individual named Kinney [Annotator's Note: US Marine Corps First Lieutenant John F....

Lawrence John Lejeune was born in June 1926 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. His father worked for Exxon and the family had...

Maurice Joseph Dugas, Sr. was a machinist mate and electrician on the USS Albermarle (AV-5). Their mission was to test...

John Caraway stayed in the reserves and was called up when the Korean War broke out. In October 1950, he shipped out of...

James Sandoz's battery [Annotator's Note: Battery A, 554th AAA (AW) Battalion, 29th Infantry Division] was credited...

After one patrol during which he was carrying a heavy BAR [Annotator's Note: Browning Automatic Rifle], Richard...

Leo William Schmittgens went on patrols and his Lieutenant, Jaffe [Annotator's Note: US Marine Corps First Lieutenant...

It meant a lot to Clarence Derrington when he helped his friend Rubinstein and his friend, in turn, helped him survive...

Robert Haffner took advantage of the G.I. Bill's unemployment benefits and drew 20 dollars per week in 1946 and 1947...

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