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Howard Hart was born in Saint Louis in 1938. His father was a mining engineer in the Philippines prior to the war. His...

Jacklyn Lucas got a call from the President of the United States, Harry Truman [Annotator's Note: Harry S. Truman, 33rd...

Harvey Mittleman's most memorable experience of World War 2 was the heavy combat during the first few days on Okinawa [...

[Annotator's Note: The interview begins with Clarence Wolf Guts already in conversation with the interviewer]. After...

Murphy Burke had been gone for two years when he got his first leave in April 1945. While overseas he had stayed in...

Joseph Vater did not know what would happen to him after he had to surrender. He felt helpless and stuck. He knew...

Horace Trahan was born in January 1927 in Maurice, Louisiana. He had one brother and two sisters. His father owned a...

James Ramage started his career in the US Navy aboard the USS Enterprise (CV-6). The non-aviators in the Navy at the...

Salvador Perino was sent to Memphis, Tennessee to fly Stearmans [Annotator's Note: Boeing-Stearman Model 75 Kaydet or...

Wiley grew up during the Great Depression and he joined the Navy in 1940 just shortly after he graduated from high...

[Annotator's Note: David Harvey was discharged from the Navy in 1946. He then joined the Army for the Korean War on 1...

Martin Carmody was on Guadalcanal for two or three days. The USS Enterprise (CV-6) had gone to the harbor at Espiritu...

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