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Richard Tempus Dixon was born in June 1925 in Oakland, California. He was the second of two sons raised by his father...

[Annotator's Note: Jack Werner was born in Vienna, Austria in 1919.] Austria always had politicians who primarily were...

Sam S. McKeel dropped out of high school at age 16 to enlist in the Navy during World War 2. He knew he was going to...

After being discharged in August 1946, Harry McKnight went home and enrolled in the University of Ohio [Annotator's...

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

[Annotator's Note: A person off screen interjects throughout the interview.] Harold G. Cowart and his unit [Annotator's...

Melvin Munch was introduced to the Navy in boot camp in San Diego. It was rough. Getting up early each morning to begin...

Charles Graves Chauncey then received training on B-17s [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber]....

Harry Walker Wellford felt queasy much of the time on his destroyer [Annotator's Note: USS Harrison (DD-573)]. He often...

[Annotator’s Note: There are various noises in the background throughout this segment.] John Bruce’s most memorable...

Floyd James Reissig was a Petty Officer 3rd Class in the Navy. He served as a Coxswain [Annotator's Note: person in...

Leslie B. Mason, Junior was told he could stay in the Army, but he had no desire. He got home in September [Annotator's...

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