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Watson, Harry First Patrol and Qualifying
Harry Watson went to Newport, Rhode Island [Annotator's Note: for Navy boot camp training], and couldn't understand why...
Walter, Louis War's End
Louis John Walter sailed on the James Fallen [Annotator's Note: unable to verify ship name]. A couple of Walter's...
Roy, William Loss of Yorktown and Aftermath
William Roy [Annotator's Note: as a member of the salvage crew on the USS Yorktown (CV-5) on 6 June 1942] witnessed the...
Bale, Edward Tank Combat on Tarawa
Edward Bale did not see any particular danger to his tanks in the second and third day of combat on Tarawa except for...
Maynard, Mark Early Life
Mark John Maynard served on USS Sturgeon (SS-187), USS Marlin (SS-204), and USS Cobbler (SS-344) during World War Two....
Roy, William Trying to Save the USS Yorktown (CV-5)
[Annotator's Note: William G. Roy served in the Navy as a Photographer's Mate 2nd Class aboard the aircraft carrier USS...
Ream, John Reflections
John Ream remembers being in the convalescent hospital and seeing them bring out a flamethrower [Annotator's Note:...
de Jonge, Wim Japanese Coal Mines and Liberation
Wim de Jonge worked in unsafe conditions in the coal mines of Japan. He was there for about a year. That was the...
Corson, Eugene Reflections
Eugene Corson had a few sounds that would make him jump out of bed. It would scare his wife. He was able to adjust...
Whitman, Melvin Invasion of Okinawa
The older guys in the division [Annotator's Note: 1st Marine Division] went home after Peleliu [Annotator's Note:...
Pryor, Frank Reflections
The war taught Frank Pryor obedience, discipline, and how to take care of himself. He thought it was advantageous for...

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