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Sam S. McKeel dropped out of high school at age 16 to enlist in the Navy during World War 2. He knew he was going to...

Richard Antoine Hammer, Sr. was assigned to the USS Tippecanoe (AO-21) tanker. Most individuals were wary of serving on...

[Annotator’s Note: There are various noises in the background throughout this segment.] John Bruce was born in northern...

Robert Kenneth “Bob” Boehm graduated from high school and turned 18, but had no thoughts about going to college or...

When he set sail, Gerald West had never heard of Guadalcanal. He didn't learn about it until he was about to attack it...

Anna McCalla Noren was born in Chillicothe, Ohio in 1921. She grew up on a farm with her parents and four siblings...

Robert Freligh’s crewman Sam Plonski was from the Boston area, and Peter Sanchez from the Chicago area. He always flew...

Pete Brock and his twin brother enlisted in the Navy together on 27 April 1944 and were called to active duty on 6 June...

Leo V. Strausbaugh was offered a chance to go home for 30 days, but he would have to forfeit all his points [Annotator'...

Peter Gallo was discharged as a PFC [Annotator's Note: Private First Class]. He began life as "kind of a sick kid," who...

Arthur Jackson was born in Cleveland and grew up in Canton, Ohio. His father was a watch maker and eventually ended up...

Martin Sherbecoe was born in 1920 in Stamford, Connecticut. His father was a skilled mechanic and from a very early age...

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