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In July 1945, Peter Hebert enlisted in the Navy at age 17 and was sent to San Diego [Annotator’s Note: San Diego,...

Alexander Vraciu knew that the next time they saw air action it would be part of a landing somewhere. When his group...

Joseph Brannan was based for a time in Leghorn, Italy as the city was called in English. It is referred to as Livorno...

[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Patrick Zilliacus if he embraced military life.] Zilliacus liked the Navy very...

Lawrence Winnier did not stay in touch with anyone after the war. He has one grandson, three granddaughters, and two...

William Roy captured film of Japanese bombers attacking the ship [Annotator's Note: USS Yorktown (CV-5)] that was not...

George Mouton thinks the war made a man out of him. The war showed people the United States was great and worth...

James William Grimes had a discussion with his parents [Annotator's Note: about changing his date of birth on his birth...

Fulton Taylor returned to California and reported for further assignment. He received a 30 day leave en route to his...

Paul Sartori Jr.’s father was an immigrant from northern Italy. They were carriage makers and blacksmiths. His father...

On the USS Bon Homme Richard (CV-31), Pete Brock saw combat in the late stages of the Okinawa campaign [Annotator’s...

Still just a "number," Carl Rieman wound up at the Marine Corps Air Station in Opelika, Florida, the only ensign among...

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