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On 7 December 1941, Ray Emory stayed on his gun all day and all night, without relief. After he saw the USS Oklahoma (...

John Geiger [Annotator’s Note: serving with the 6th Army Special Reconnaissance Unit, known as the Alamo Scouts] was...

Alfred Dearman says that Sugamo Prison [Annotator's Note: in Tokyo, Japan] was the largest, most modern prison in Japan...

James was born in North Texas in Aberdene. The town is no longer there. He lived there until he was 10 years old. His...

Thatcher watched and was actually in a few of the B-25's that were practicing taking off from a short runway. It gave...

Irwin Schneider was injured on a PT boat patrol out of Milne Bay [Annotator’s Note: in Papua New Guinea]. He went to...

Walter Bud Gafford [Annotator's Note: while serving aboard the USS Maryland (BB-46)] witnessed combat off Okinawa [...

Mahlen Arledge saw replacements come into his division in Leyte. [Annotator's Note: Arledge was a member Company K, 3rd...

Francis John "Dick" Varone was born in October 1925 in Mechanicville, New York. He was raised there with his two...

The Laffey escorted a ship named the Dashing Wave [Annotator's Note: SS Dashing Wave] all the way back to the States [...

William Winter had no inclination to stay in the Army after the war. He was fortunate to have come through the war...

Albert Simon was in the 38th Division in the 152nd Infantry [Annotator’s Note: 152nd Infantry Regiment, 38th Infantry...

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