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

After the conclusion of World War 2, Robert W. "RW" Pratt, [Annotator's Note: assigned as the gunnery officer aboard...

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

After the invasion they left Southern France [Annotator's Note: Perrett means Northern France, in June 1944] and...

John Smith's journey overseas began in San Francisco, California in early June and ended in Brisbane, Australia in July...

When David Lamar Mealor was shipped overseas, he went through the Panama Canal. After 14 days at sea, the ship’s rudder...

Sumner Whitten was admitted to the training program as a PFC. When it was discovered that he had a college education he...

James Smith feels there are parts of World War 2 that can be pretty instructive to the future. He believes that with...

Thomas Edward Pugh was sent to the Marine Recruit Depot for boot camp in San Diego, California. He was woken up early...

[Annotator's Note: Robert Philips was in Pusan, Korea with the 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry...

In paratrooper training, John Mikus, Jr. was trained as infantry. They had special weapons. In boot camp, they used the...

[Annotator's Note: Throughout the segment, a chirp sound can be heard.] In March 1949, Albert "Al" Machaud received...

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