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George Alaniz was in Texas when the war ended. He was married and his wife was pregnant. He was discharged before the...

Richard Bennett mentioned that one incident stands out as a proud moment. Out of the 15 PT boats in the squadron [...

Andrew Leblanc was shipped to the Philippines. He lived in a pup tent [Annotator's Note: also called a shelter-half,...

Kenneth T. Snyder, Sr. arrived on Kwajalein [Annotator's Note: Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands] and was met by a...

William Winter was at Fort McClellan for four months, after which they were assigned to Army units. In October 1944, he...

After American troops assaulted the Philippines, John Gehrett [Annotator's Note: as a Supply Officer of a Navy D2...

In Busan, South Korea, the USS Hulbert [Annotator’s Note: USS Hulbert (DD-342)] was waiting for Charles Dragich [...

[Annotator's Note: William Cart was assigned to Marine Scout Bombing Squadron 231 (VMSB-231) on Majuro Atoll, Marshall...

Arthur Pendleton was friends with Johnny Rivers. Pendelton was in 2nd Squad, 2nd Platoon, which was machine guns....

Jack Skaggs surrendered on Wilkes Island. Meanwhile, there were about 1,200 civilians on Wake Island. Commander...

[Annotator's Note: William Leibold served in the Navy as a Chief Boatswain's Mate and made all five war patrols aboard...

Al Currier was born in what is now Eastpointe, Michigan in October 1923. He grew up there during the Depression [...

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