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Howard Robert Charles became a prisoner of war [Annotator's Note: after the sinking of the USS Houston (CA-30) in...

Phineas Stevens feels it is absolutely important that future generations continue to study World War 2. It was horrible...

That attack on the Japanese fleet off Guadalcanal was a turning point in Martin Carmody’s life. He felt bad about...

Lester Hecht says there a couple of stories he cannot tell. [Annotator's Note: Hecht laughs.] When his ship pulled into...

Edgar Marion Cole was born in Dallas, Texas in 1925. His parents were poor and he had to help the family financially...

Howard Hart was incarcerated in two of the camps on Luzon. First he was in Santo Tomas and then in Los Banos. Santo...

By the time the second strike was launched, the first attack on Hiryu [Annotator's Note: Japanese aircraft carrier...

Gordon Tadewaldt recalled that he wanted to join the Navy because he wanted to fight like the rest of his friends. He...

After the war ended, Harry Walker Wellford and his crewmates enjoyed watching movies on the fantail [Annotator's Note:...

[Annotator's Note: Meda Royce Hall is difficult to understand throughout this segment.] At the end of World War 2, Hall...

Marvin Tyson served because he would serve his country any time and was drafted. He doubts he would have served if not...

Doyle “Bill” C. Hilson’s most memorable experience of World War 2 was bringing troops home as part of Operation Magic...

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