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Harold DeForest was born in March 1924 in Saint Catherine's, Canada. His mother brought him to the United States when...

[Annotator's Note: Selwyn Gilmore served in the United States Army Air Forces as a ground crew armorer for the Boeing B...

After high school, Harold Whitaker was bumming around and getting trouble until his mother and a family friend...

Malcolm Ernest has traveled all over the world. He enjoyed Puerto Rico more than anything else. They have great bass...

James McEnery is a Catholic, Irish-American from Brooklyn. He considers anyone from his background who is not...

Vejtasa could see the Lexington on fire but still recovering planes. The Yorktown was also burning but recovering...

Dale Bates was assigned to the 321st Bombardment Squadron, 90th Bombardment Group [Annotator’s Note: 321st Bombardment...

David R. Saunders was born in December 1922 in New Orleans [Annotator's Note: New Orleans, Louisiana]. His father was a...

Frederick Ellis was born in Amite, Louisiana in October 1924. His father's business failed in the Great Depression and...

The fighters rendezvoused with the SBDs [Annotator's Note: Douglas SBD "Dauntless" dive bomber], then had to look after...

Russell Gackenbach heard rumors that his 393rd Bomb Squadron was going to move. The rumors were confirmed. [Annotator's...

David McKinley Blackwell was born in Holden, Louisiana and grew up in Washington Parish. He grew up on a farm where...

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