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Fiske Hanley II, a Special Prisoner of the Kempeitai [Annotator's Note: Kenpeitai, also called Kempeitai; military...

Clem Thrift was born in January 1927 in Thomasville, North Carolina. He never knew his father, who died in an accident...

While they were under tow, a typical day aboard the USS YR-69 [Annotator's Note: non-self-propelled floating workshop]...

After completing the Navy basic training program, William Hill was enrolled in the University of Chicago [Annotator’s...

Kenneth Theis completed midshipman training in two months and was commissioned an ensign in the Navy in November 1943....

Dr. Robert Beynon was aboard the USS Bowfin (SS-287) for missions seven through nine. The seventh was a lifeguard duty...

James J. Hill enjoyed the swimming opportunities near his base when not in action. There were ideal conditions for it....

William “Bill” Knapp learned how tenuous life is and how men can hate each other during the Second World War. Hating is...

George Hamilton was born in April 1922 in West Monroe, Louisiana. Hamilton lived in five states before he was six years...

George Colburn only heard scuttlebutt [Annotator's Note: a period slang term for a rumor]. He was just a Private and...

When they got to the Marshall Islands they had to go over the side of the ship; that was a hard thing to do. He did not...

Jack Werner often wonders if the younger generation could have done what his generation did. His story should be titled...

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