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Pettis, Merle Enlisting in the Coast Guard
Merle Jerome "Jerry" Pettis was born in Santa Fe, New Mexico in 1921. His family moved to Los Angeles [Annotator's Note...
Toledo, Bill Early Life
Bill Toledo was born in northern New Mexico. [Annotator's Note: The video glitches at a few points.] When he was a baby...
Feightner, Edward "Whitey" Segment 8
Living aboard the USS Enterprise was tough. Feightner slept in a hammock under a 5 inch gun mount. Other pilots bunked...
Moret, Vernon Journey to Espiritu Santo
Vernon Henry Moret boarded a plane on Saipan [Annotator's Note: Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands] to rejoin his unit [...
Barrick, Calvin Deep Dives and Surface Patrols
[Annotator's Note: Calvin Barrick served in the US Navy aboard the submarine USS Tang (SS-306) during that vessel's...
Leese, Robert Returning Home and Reflections
With his orders in hand, Robert Leese left New Guinea by way of Nadzab and Finschhafen, and sailed on a transport ship...
Peto, George Impacts of the War
The war changed George Peto. After the war he was reluctant to make close friends. The separation of servicemen during...
Lewis, Noah Hawaii
When Noah Lewis got to Hawaii, there was only one hotel near Waikiki Beach [Annotator's Note: Honolulu, Hawaii], but he...
Taylor, Fulton Reflections
Fulton Taylor used the GI Bill to help pay his tuition for college. He graduated from Louisiana State University in...
Jackson, Arthur Malarial Tests and Being in the Military
After Arthur Jackson got back to the United States [Annotator's Note: after being wounded during the Battle of Okinawa...
Wolf Guts, Clarence Reflections
Clarence Wolf Guts [Annotator's Note: a code-talker – a person employed by the military to use a little-known language...
Denault, Leo Flight Training
Leo Denault remembers they would post every day who qualified. [Annotator’s Note: He was in training in Santa Ana,...

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