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[Annotator's Note: Horace Trahan served in the Navy on occupation duty outside of Tokyo, Japan.] He stayed aboard ship...

James "Jimmy" Elam Newsom was born in Oakland, Louisiana in 1921. He grew up and lived in Louisiana until the war...

Harold C. Cook grew up in Warren, Ohio. He was the youngest in the family. He had a brother who was popular and active...

Clarence Robert Duff remarked on the times when they interacted with Japanese pilots. Duff remembered they came across...

Billy Grieves was born in Liberty Center, Ohio. At a young age his parents moved the family to Detroit, Michigan for...

[Annotator's Note: William Leibold served in the Navy as a Chief Boatswain's Mate and made all five war patrols aboard...

Otis Kight participated in the Battle of Coral Sea [Annotator's Note: Battle of the Coral Sea, 4 to 8 May 1942]. Few...

Astley Blackwell feels that it is very important for students to learn about World War 2. There is a museum at the base...

John Burr was on watch and he could spot anything on watch at night. He wanted to be on his watch at least five minutes...

William Roy remembers the fighter planes beginning to malfunction after being at sea for so long. A lot of planes'...

On 5 July [Annotator's Note: 5 July 1945], after refuel and refit in Perth [Annotator's Note: Perth, Australia], John...

After the Great Marianas Turkey Shoot [Annotators Note: the Battle of the Philippine Sea] the action really slowed down...

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