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Greg Woodham found that no one inquired about his time in the Philippines and when he was older, they only desired an...

[Annotators Note: Harold Ward served in the navy as a mess attendant aboard the heavy cruiser USS San Francisco (CA-38...

Paris Tognoli wonders how he made it. He pondered that many times in his life. He got to go home. When he landed in the...

Once his ship [Annotator's Note: the SS Sara Teasdale] reached Saipan [Annotator's Note: Saipan, Northern Mariana...

David Thomason loved it [Annotator's Note: Navy boot camp] and worked hard. He went home on leave [Annotator's Note: an...

Paul J. Frisco was aboard a Fletcher-class destroyer, the USS Cushing (DD-797), during World War 2. He was impressed...

James Bollich remained in Korea for about six weeks. From Korea, he took a train to Mukden, Manchuria [Annotator's Note...

Earl Williams used to play baseball and softball with his unit [Annotator's Note: 318th Port Company, 512th Port...

Walter Jacobs was born in Mississippi. His father worked a variety of jobs. Jacobs grew up on a farm that did not have...

Gene Alair did not find Navy life difficult. He really enjoyed it. After recieving his commission, he was assigned to...

After the conclusion of World War 2, William Riggs' only thought upon arriving home was to seek out a job away from the...

Hannas family was living in Texas when he joined the Army in July 1938 in Lubbock. He took his basic training at Ft....

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