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Arthur Fishman had one sister growing up. His mother died when he was six years old. A few years later, his father...

Raymond Birdsall [Annotator's Note: a Torpedoman 3rd Class on the USS Batfish (SS-310) serving in the Pacific] felt...

Charles "Chuck" Wisher went through basic training at Sheppard Field in Wichita, Texas. Training was good, but tough....

When Childers strapped in he said over the radio that it was his birthday and that he wanted to celebrate.Three of the...

The older soldiers did not survive like some of the younger men [Annotator's Note: as prisoners of war in the...

Albert Simon was in the 38th Division in the 152nd Infantry [Annotator’s Note: 152nd Infantry Regiment, 38th Infantry...

[Annotator’s Note: There is someone off camera helping the interviewee with answering questions throughout the segment...

William Lutz remembers the battles on Leyte [Annotator’s Note: Leyte, the Philippines] were not bad. One man got out of...

Charles J. Alvarez Sr. was assigned to the USS Guam (CB-2) as a fireman in June 1944. His crew got along well together...

James Patterson let the taxi driver watch him go in. His wife introduced him to his son. His son recognized him from...

[Annotator's Note: Stanley Richard Williams served in the Navy aboard the mortar ship USS LCI(M)-352 as a signalman and...

John Caudle did not have a lot of notice when he was called to active duty. He came home after work one Friday and had...

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