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Aboard ship, the head [Annotator's Note: naval slang for toilet or bathroom] was full. Nobody showed any fear...

Lloyd Augustus Chamblin, Jr., was born in Sumner, Mississippi in July 1924. He lived in a rural community with lots of...

Claude Shannahan's worst memories from Guadalcanal were largely from Bloody Ridge. With the Japanese approaching from...

After the war, James Richard O'Rorke stumbled into various events that made his career what it was. That included some...

For William Winter, basic training was different [Annotator's Note: different than his previous experiences at Ole Miss...

Abner Aust was born in Scooba, Mississippi. He took civilian pilot training in college. When he finished he went to...

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

[Annotator’s Note: Talking and other noises are audible in the background through this segment.] Leander Bubrig’s most...

Doyle “Bill” C. Hilson’s most memorable experience of World War 2 was bringing troops home as part of Operation Magic...

John Wicklund didn't get his full regular Army pay from August 1944 to August 1945. When he was discharged, he finally...

On 20 August 1945, Joseph Vater was liberated by Russian soldiers. He remembered them dropping in by parachute. At...

Garland Virgil Longhoffer was at a movie when he was told the Japanese surrendered. His area did not believe the news....

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