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Jack Houston was born in Rochester, New York in May 1926. His father was a foreman in a foundry and was able to...

When the Japanese General Homma [Annotator's Note: Imperial Japanese Army Lieutenant General Masaharu Homma] brought...

Melvin C. Whitman did his basic training in San Diego [Annotator's Note: Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego in San...

Remi Kidder was sent to San Diego, California for his basic training. He was used to hard work and discipline so that...

James William Grimes [Annotator's Note: assigned to Carrier Aircraft Service Unit 45 (CASU 45) aboard the USS Hornet (...

Theodore Pavlovich discussed the effectiveness of the weapons he used during his time as an infantryman. He also...

[Annotator's Note: The interview starts with Martin Banyas mid-sentence talking about being drafted.] Banyas learned...

About a month before the Battle of Midway the skipper decided to assign crews. The chief radioman asked if anyone had a...

Richard Higgins occasionally wants to forget what he has seen. Higgins remembers being on Cape Gloucester hiding behind...

Louis John Walter was born in August 1923 in Sheldon, Iowa. He experienced no problems during the Great Depression. His...

Kent Butzer Kellegrew was born in September 1923 in Duluth, Minnesota. After four years in Duluth, his family moved to...

George Joseph Bertucci and the USS Mississippi (BB-41) participated in the Battle of Surigao Strait. The new and more...

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