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Gerald Kynett picked up his ship in Evansville, Indiana, then sailed down the Mississippi [Annotator's Note:...

Harold Buell wanted to hit a major enemy warship but seemed to never have the opportunity. He finally had his chance...

Henry Baul believes the military offered a bit more racial respect than his civilian life. While in the Marine Corps,...

Alexander Vraciu knew that the next time they saw air action it would be part of a landing somewhere. When his group...

At the end of the war, Mort Oman [Annotator’s Note: serving with the 251st Field Artillery Battalion as a fire...

When Louis J. Armentaro got back home, he was successful as a machinist. He started two businesses. He also started a...

Allen Lamm was concerned for his safety on Okinawa. He did not realize that the splatters in the water were coming from...

Richard O'Hara was on Tinian [Annotator's Note: Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands] when the bomb [Annotator's Note:...

Curtis Winfred Wise had no trouble adjusting to civilian life. He did not use the G.I. Bill [Annotator's Note: the G.I...

Karr believed that Admiral Becton [Annotator's Note: F. Julian Becton was the Commander of the Laffey] was a very, very...

Leon J. Neiman was at a pool room when he heard the bomb had been dropped [Annotator's Note: nuclear weapons dropped on...

Raymond Bailey was on the mess deck washing cups when he felt the first shudder caused by the bomb hit [Annotator's...

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