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Alvin von Frisch was born in Giessen, Germany in 1920. He began his education there but he, his mother, two sisters,...

Bruno S. Rinas arrived in Manila [Annotator's Note: Manila, Luzon, Philippines] in late February [Annotator's Note:...

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

Milton Fernandez was born in September 1924 in Puerto Rico. He had eight siblings in his family. His father had a meat...

Kenneth Beard's most memorable experience of World War 2 was being a switchboard operator. He chose to serve because he...

One night, as Richard Jaccarino was sleeping under his poncho, the Japanese counterattack began. Just below their...

Michael Maziarczyk was born in July 1922. He was raised on a farm in Cameron, Pennsylvania. His mother had 14 children...

There were plenty of men with shell shock [Annotator's Note: psychological disturbance caused by prolonged exposure to...

They [Annotator's Note: Clayton Fisher and his rear seat gunner George Fergusson] were taken to a sick bay in the bow [...

[Annotator's Note: James Billingsley was treated for a shrapnel wound at Parañaque, Philippines and sent back to his...

Walter Nelson went into the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Depression. It was just about the same time that...

Remi Kidder was sent to San Diego, California for his basic training. He was used to hard work and discipline so that...

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