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Warren Schmitt and the USS Savo Island (CVE-78) sailed for their first enemy encounter at Peleliu Island. Despite...

George C. Ward remained in Burma after the war [Annotator’s Note: he was deployed to the China-Burma-India Theater in...

Gene Alair was in the South Pacific for many months. He was on a Transport Division Commander's Staff, CTD8. They had...

Nolan Albarado was not on the front lines because he was assigned to artillery units. The 9th Air Force needed them to...

Melvin Baker was concerned that his family would not know his status after he was captured. Later, he was allowed to...

David Verlander was given leave, and he went home to his family in New Orleans, Louisiana, after which he began a four...

Oliver Brewster finally earned enough points to go home. He was discharged from Fort Meade, Maryland and got married a...

Lloyd Dendy was in the hospital with malaria and did not return to Peleliu [Annotator's Note: Peleliu, Palau]. He had...

Martin Richard's first mission [Annotator's Note: from Cheddington, England] was 6 June 1944, D-Day [Annotator's Note:...

Alfred Raymond Mosher lost about 30 or 40 pounds while he was a prisoner. Mosher remained in the Navy for an additional...

Charles T. Edwards' most memorable experience of World War 2 was when he sank a Japanese submarine. Since attending a...

While in the Java Sea after sinking a ship, another Japanese ship tried to sink the USS Blenny (SS-324). The crew then...

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