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Richard O'Hara was pissed off that he was not going home when the war ended. His wife, who was his high school...

In April 1941, James Morehead started training at Hamilton Field [Annotator's Notes: Hamilton Army Airfield Field,...

Harold DeForest was on Leyte on his way back to the 37th Infantry Division when the atomic bomb was dropped and the war...

Dale Peterson's battlestation on the USS San Juan (CL-54) was a five inch 38 caliber gun mount that had a seven man...

[Annotator’s Note: An air conditioner can be heard turning on and off throughout this clip.] The best thing Harry...

When the war started, Paul Takeo Bannai registered for the draft, hoping to fight for his country. He was not called up...

John Stiles took part in the occupation of Japan. He had to get a driver's license for Okinawa [Annotator's Note:...

They proceeded to Samar to the repair base. The boats had already begun to be renovated because they had been assigned...

Stewart W. Robinson recalls the time the flight deck of the USS Hornet (CV-12) was strafed by Japanese fighters and his...

Thomas Tizzard says that his most memorable experience of World War 2 is hard to pin down. It could be the first time...

When Jack D. Owen was discharged, he was required to give a urine sample to make sure he had no medical problems. All...

Jack D. Samuelson continued at Occidental [Annotator’s Note: he was a freshman at Occidental College in Los Angeles,...

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