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Lenwood Steglich never talked about his time in the Navy. His family never asked him about it. His three grandchildren...

Through the various responsibilities he performed, Frank Savage was shown his talents. He thinks it equipped him for...

Glenn Frazier entered a compound after the long Bataan Death March. The marchers were so fatigued that they simply...

William Scott Stroud and his crew carried out 39 strategic bombing missions. [Annotator's Note: Having been shot down...

Gene Alair received some schooling at government expense back when he was married. He had been sent back to Harvard...

Francis Bucher says the closest he came to death was when he flew with a drunk commander. He was in the hangar ready...

Ervin Lloyd Rasmussen was in Manila [Annotator's Note: Manila, Luzon, Philippines aboard the USS Butte (APA-68)]...

Charles A. Waller [Annotator’s Note: assigned to Marine Scout Bombing Squadron 241 (VMSB-241)] was stationed at...

Joseph LaNier had a close call on Okinawa while driving a truck. The LST [Annotator’s Note: LST—landing ship, tank] was...

Edgar Harrell was assigned to the USS Indianapolis (CA-35) [Annotator's Note: sometimes referred to as "Indy"] serving...

Burton Johnson remembers when he heard of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's death. Harry Truman was not a surprise as...

Harold Buell did two combat cruises with two different squadrons aboard the USS Enterprise (CV-6), the "Big E." She was...

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