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Driscoll, Edward Prewar Life and Entrance Into Service
Edward Driscoll was born in January 1924 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the sixth of 13 children. His father was a city...
Chinnis, Edward Occupation Duty and Feelings Toward the Japanese
Edward Chinnis and his fellow sailors hated the Japanese even after the war ended. Chinnis was on occupation duty for...
Freligh, Robert 47 days with geurillas then going home
[Annotators Note: Robert Freligh served as a TBF and TBM Avenger torpedo bomber pilot in Torpedo Squadron 13 (VT-13),...
Sturman, William Postwar Navy Changes
[Annotator’s Note: The interviewer asks William Sturman if the Navy changed between World War 2 and the Korean War.]...
Brock, Pete Reflections of the War
Pete Brock's most memorable experience of World War 2 was the surrender of the Japanese in 1945 and when his crew...
Munch, Melvin Keeping in Touch with Shipmates
Melvin Munch corresponded with his future wife back home while he was on Okinawa. The letters had to be reviewed by...
Glass, Jack Mission After Darkness
It was getting dark when they took off after the Japanese fleet. The most Jack Glass had flown up to that point was...
Killam, Arthur War patrols
The first couple times Arthur Killam was depth charged it was a little hairy but he does not recall getting too upset...
Buckley, James Entering Politics
James Buckley had no interest in politics. Floating around in the Pacific [Annotator's Note: as a Deck Officer aboard...
Chatterton, Charles In the Navy
Charles Chatterton was born in Somerville, Massachusetts in November 1925. and grew up in the nearby town of Quincy. He...
Leaming, Jack Prisoner of the Japanese
When Jack Leaming [Annotator's Note: with Scouting Squadron Six (VS-6) aboard the USS Enterprise (CV-6)] saw the wing...
Nelson, Walter Pre-War and the USS Lexington
Walter Nelson went into the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Depression. It was just about the same time that...

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