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William O’Brien was the second officer to the skipper. They had a cook, a quartermaster, three machinist mates, three...

Frederick Ellis's points were up, and he was entitled to go home. He got a new officer on board [Annotator's Note: USS...

Jules Desloge Brown [Annotator's Note: aboard the USS PCE(R)-855] received news that his ship would take part in the...

Kenneth W. Theis was born on 16 February 1923 in East St. Louis, Illinois. The family moved to Amarillo, Texas when he...

When Astley Blackwell got in the water he realized that his life belt had a hole in it. He grabbed a keg which had come...

Archie Kelley stayed in the Navy until 1978. There were four officers on Rickover's [Annotator's Note: US Navy Admiral...

Connick recalls the atmosphere of New Orleans during the war. He remembers men being replaced by stars in the window [...

Louis Andriano was discharged from the Navy in June 1946. He took advantage of the G.I. Bill to an extent. He went to a...

Charles Chatterton was relieved to be back in the United States. On his return, they stopped in Honolulu [Annotator's...

Jack Holder did not talk about his World War 2 experiences until recently. He booked a trip to New York on an Arizona...

Cecil Ezell McLain was born in November 1921 in Auburn, Alabama. He grew up through the Great Depression in Robertsdale...

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

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