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Mitchell Zimmer and the crew [Annotator's Note: of the submarine USS Snapper (SS-185)] knew that war was on the way. In...

They [Annotator's Note: Edward Driscoll and Torpedo Squadron 13 (VT-13), USS Franklin (CV-13)] left Leyte [Annotator's...

Mort Oman was not aware that a large battle had jut taken place when he arrived in Buna, New Guinea in June 1944. He...

The ship spent a few days in San Diego. When the Yorktown had passed through the Panama Canal, Vejtasa had been...

Robert M. Solomon remembers that it was very hot during monsoon season. [Annotator’s Note: He was stationed on...

The navy commander leading the Hornet's [Annotator's Note: USS Hornet, CV-8] air group was responsible for the deaths...

Sherwin Lansing Eddy and his squadron [Annotator’s Note: Composite Squadron 94 (VC-94) flying from USS Shamrock Bay (...

After the war, Clyde Barber remained in the Navy as a member of a naval transport squadron, VR-8 (Air Transport...

Fred L. Keller, Jr. helped load bombs on torpedo planes, TBMs [Annotator's Note: Keller served as an ordnanceman aboard...

Raymond Hayes' most memorable experience of the war was going aboard ships and doing what he had to do. Like it or not...

They got rid of the Japs [Annotator's Note: a period derogatory term for Japanese] on Truk [Annotator's Note: Truk...

Lawrence J. Delaune, Sr. believes he matured from his experience in World War 2. He believes the world is losing its...

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