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William O’Brien was the second officer to the skipper. They had a cook, a quartermaster, three machinist mates, three...

The Japanese hit their fuel supplies and it caused a lot of damage [Annotator's Note: on Wake Island on 8 December 1941...

Mahlen Arledge and the 81st Infantry Division were placed on ships that were destined for the island of Angaur. The...

As they went out, they saw a lone destroyer or possibly a light cruiser. They went to find the carrier but they did not...

It is important to study and learn about World War 2 as well as World War 1 [Annotator's Note: global war originating...

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

When Lazarick got back to his outfit on 5 December [Annotator's Note: 5 December 1944] they were up in the hills. The...

James Smith went home on 2 September 1945. He had a good job in New Zealand where he stayed for the rest of the war [...

Most of Nick Cristiano's bombing missions started in the evening. He would call the meal before leaving "the last...

Garland Virgil Longhoffer returned home on 1 September 1946, after one year in Japan. He learned some of the Japanese...

Peter "Pete" Behr [Annotator's Note: with Company B, 1st Battalion, 383rd Infantry Regiment, 96th Infantry Division]...

Rowland Elliott Ball was born in January 1924 in Yoakum, Texas. His father worked for the railroad and had many years...

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