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Raymond Hayes went into service in July 1947 [Annotator's Note: he corrects this later]. He got out in 1959. He had...

Trinidad Ledesma was sent to Yokohama, Japan [Annotator's Note: on occupation duty after World War 2]. The streets were...

Grant Ichikawa was first taken to an assembly center located on a horse racing track near Turlock, California. His...

James Warren David recalled getting seasick occasionally, especially if the conditions were rough. After serving in the...

Melvin Munch corresponded with his future wife back home while he was on Okinawa. The letters had to be reviewed by...

Richard O'Hara went into the Guard [Annotator's Note: Indiana National Guard] sometime in the 1960s as a Second...

Thomas Goss’ most memorable experiences of World War 2 were meeting his wife and the atomic bombs dropping on Japan [...

In early January [Annotator's Note: January 1944] Allen Tillery went to Linda Vista where he boarded the USS Manila Bay...

Norman Hatch graduated from high school when he was 17 years old. He grew up in both Boston, Massachusetts and...

Clarence Strobel was born in Lodi, California in [Annotator’s Note: September] 1924 with four sisters and one brother....

Thomas Edward Pugh enjoyed returning to the United States, but also enjoyed going overseas. Pugh was surprised when he...

There was a radioman on Harper Gruber's ship [Annotator's Note: the USS YMS-339] who would pick up the world news and...

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