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Ray Anthony saw the big band era subside with the influx of the rock and roll genre. Anthony seldom performs now....

Hugh Wingo attended boot camp for eight weeks. They got their first liberty [Annotator's Note: an authorized absence...

Martin Sherbecoe was born in 1920 in Stamford, Connecticut. His father was a skilled mechanic and from a very early age...

After the Great Marianas Turkey Shoot the action really slowed down for Alex Vraciu. There was a lot of argument over...

Patrick Zilliacus was born in May 1926 in Helsinki, Finland. Life growing up was fantastic. His parents divorced when...

Salvador Perino had flown other aircraft, but the FM-2 Wildcat [Annotator's Note: Grumman FM-2 Wildcat fighter aircraft...

Harlan Twible may have had nightmares after the war but it was nothing he could not handle. He left active duty the...

William Roy [Annotator's Note: as a member of the salvage crew on the USS Yorktown (CV-5) on 6 June 1942] witnessed the...

After leaving the scene of the USS Laffey (DD-724) and before reaching his carrier [Annotator's Note: USS Shamrock Bay...

[Annotator's Note: Raymond Bailey served in the Navy as an aircraft mechanic aboard the USS Franklin (CV-13). He...

[Annotator's Note: Stanley Richard Williams served in the Navy aboard the mortar ship USS LCI(M)-352 as a signalman and...

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

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