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Waldron was the commanding officer of Torpedo Squadron 8. He wanted things done his way and he wanted them done right....

John Ream remembers that in December 1944, the Japanese decided to move them. [Annotator’s Note: the Japanese were...

In addition to class learning, such as communication and radio navigation, Maynard David and the other cadets learned...

Walter Broll and his ship the Grace Abbott were in the harbor of Bari, Italy for two weeks before the attack took place...

Kenneth Killilea and the 4th Marine Division left Maui to invade the Japanese island of Saipan. It was a disaster from...

[Annotator's Note: Charles Kneflin was a tail gunner on a Boeing B-29 Superfortress very heavy bomber in the 53rd...

Jacklyn Lucas got a call from the President of the United States, Harry Truman [Annotator's Note: Harry S. Truman, 33rd...

Richard Baile's crew all thought alike. They were optimistic. None of them thought they would be shot down. Baile does...

[Annotator's Note: David Harvey was discharged from the Navy in 1946. He then joined the Army for the Korean War on 1...

Soon after the war ended, Robert “Bob” Bowron was sent overseas to the Pacific. He boarded a ship with 4,000 troops....

Thomas Paris was born in Nashville, Tennessee in May 1926. He had one sister. His father was a salesman for Remington....

When the grenade blew Quintana off the hill he does not remember if it knocked him unconscious but he does remember...

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