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Garland Virgil Longhoffer arrived at Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Okinawa, Japan] on the night of 26 April 1945. He was...

Al Currier was born in what is now Eastpointe, Michigan in October 1923. He grew up there during the Depression [...

The ship [Annotator's Note: the aircraft carrier USS Franklin (CV-13)] wasn't at Pearl Harbor for long before heading...

John Ream remembers when people looked over the wall, they could see the 1st Cavalry [Annotator’s Note: 1st Cavalry...

Jack Dye was born in Alamosa, Colorado. His family left when his three and his mother passed away. His father was...

Joseph LaNier did not know what he would do after the service. He was reserve and not regular Army. Consequently, his...

Two weeks after the attack at Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 7 December...

Louis Burg initially wanted to fly planes in the military, but his family did not want him to. His mother tore up his...

Richard Bennett described the PT-470 as being armed with a thunderbolt, which is a 37mm and a 20mm cannon mounted...

Kenneth T. Snyder, Sr. says the reason for a museum [Annotator's Note: such as The National WWII Museum in New Orleans...

Otis Kight had a 30 year career in the Navy. He remembers near the end of boot camp when he was given liberty [...

The ship would reposition at Ulithi [Annotator's Note: Ulithi Atoll, Caroline Islands]. Occasionally, Japanese planes...

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