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[Annotator's Note: William Smith was shot down while attacking Kavieng, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea.] They were on...

James Oney was born in December 1924 in Harrison County, Texas near Harleton [Annotator's Note: Harleton, Texas]. He...

When Richard Cole returned to the United States he was stationed at an aircraft manufacturing plant. As the planes...

Albert Simon was born in February 1920. His parents worked on a farm. He was raised on the farm and worked there until...

While on watch duty [Annotator's Note: aboard the USS Aldebaran (AF-10)], Nelsyn Ernest Brooks Wade studied the stars....

Emil Schoonejans volunteered for service in the Navy. He originally wanted to go into the air force. He and a buddy...

Archibald Higgins flew the four-engine B-24J [Annotator's Note: Consolidated B-24J Liberator heavy bomber]. It was a...

Leon Williamson grew up in Tecumseh, Michigan. He attended school in the town, then went to Michigan State College [...

John Ream’s wife traveled from place to place her whole life. He could pick between the police or the military for a...

John Robert Votrobeck Jr. was born in July 1924 in Omaha, Nebraska. He went to school in Omaha and graduated high...

Around 8:15 or 8:20 [Annotator's Note: on the morning of 16 April 1945] the first 4 Japanese kamikaze planes heading...

[Annotators Note: Harold Ward served in the navy as a mess attendant aboard the heavy cruiser USS San Francisco (CA-38...

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