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The air raid sirens that would warn the ships of incoming kamikazes kept the men up day and night. Psychologically it...

Pete Brock and his twin brother enlisted in the Navy together on 27 April 1944 and were called to active duty on 6 June...

James Gaffney experienced no problems with leaks on his PT Boat. The boat construction was tight enough that it did not...

[Annotator's Note: This clip starts with Clayton Hall mid-sentence talking about growing up on a farm.] Clayton Hall...

Charles Nathan Lane’s first battle was in the Philippines [Annotator’s Note: as part of the 197th Coast Artillery...

Flying combat air patrols out of Guam, John Reeder flew missions of two hours duration every day during daylight hours...

William Lee Barnes enlisted in the Navy and was given basic training at Great Lakes [Annotator's Note: Naval Station...

They did not know the exact cause of his death since he was in halfway decent shape but initially they were told his...

Francis Bucher was training pilots for night flying [Annotator's Note: at Naval Air Station Ellyson Field, Pensacola,...

William Jackson joined the 55th Troop Carrier Squadron, 375th Troop Carrier Group at Biak [Annotator's Note: Biak,...

George Hamilton was assigned to a skeleton crew aboard the USS Orleck (DD-886) in Norfolk, Virginia when he first heard...

John Bradley [Annotator's Note: born in Manila, Philippines to an American father and Australian mother in 1936] would...

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