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Robert Powers was born in June 1924 in St. Paul, Minnesota, but grew up in Hopkins, Minnesota. Growing up, he lived...

While stationed on Tinian [Annotator's Note: Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands] Anna McCalla Noren was thrilled when she...

James L. Wheeler was born in Los Angeles, California, in February 1926. His father was a dairy man, and his mother was...

Charles Wesley Borders served for about two months in the Louisiana Maneuvers in 1943. He and five others were sent...

Bill Norberg [Annotator's Note: aboard the USS Enterprise (CV-6)] was out of action for some time. In late October 1942...

Emmett Kaylor was only about 500 yards away from the Japanese. They were so hungry that they ate despite the smells....

William O’Brien and fellow sailors played cards or slept when they were not working. He had to take classes to get a...

Returning to the United States, Vaughn Whitworth was offered a promotion to reenlist. He had had enough and went home....

Connick recalls having great respect for the Marines they picked up at Iwo Jima. He watched them fight, seeing the...

Richard Antoine Hammer, Sr. had a good life aboard his ship [Annotator's Note: USS Tippecanoe (AO-21)]. He had multiple...

Lisle Neher took part in all five of the fire bomb mission. On those missions they would fly between 300 feet and 700...

Alfred Rodrigues reported aboard the Washington [Annotator's Note: USS Washington (BB-56)] as a five inch [Annotator's...

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