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James N. Rizzo enlisted in the Air Force and served for 22 months. After attending basic training at Keesler Field,...

The Laffey escorted a ship named the Dashing Wave [Annotator's Note: SS Dashing Wave] all the way back to the States [...

Frank V. Tarkington was born in March 1916 in Oakland, California. He was orphaned, as his mother died when he was...

Arthur Pendleton never claimed his injuries. He does not know if he ever will or if he even wants to. The system is...

[Annotator's Note: Raymond Bailey served in the Navy as a 20mm antiaircraft gunner aboard the aircraft carrier USS...

Crump was lucky making the transition from military to civilian life. He had worked in the shipyards prior to military...

Allen Lamm enlisted in the Navy and did his basic training in Great Lakes, Illinois. The training was not very...

After pilot training, Homer Myers got his commission. He went to Tampa, Florida and started his B-17 [Annotator's Note...

Willie Roy Hebert kept in touch with his brothers while he was in the service [Annotator's Note: with Marine Aviation...

Edward Bale was G4 of the 1st Marine Division and then Chief of Staff of that Division during the Vietnam War. As the...

Making her way alone, Virginia Wilterdink arrived at Camp Devens in Massachusetts to begin her military career. She met...

Deployment overseas for William Pierce was originally to be to Saipan. Because that battle had ended, Pierce's ship was...

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