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Choosing to go in the Navy [Annotator's Note: in 1944] was natural for Philip Curran. He grew up on the water. His...

Martin Carmody took a course that would be parallel to the island. He made a good landing in the ocean but the force of...

Robert Philips came home, took advantage of the G.I. Bill and went to the University of Oregon [Annotator's Note: in...

After basic training at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Curtis Winfred Wise went to Fort Rucker, Alabama to a new company...

After receiving his draft notice, Edgar Cole went down on the appointed day and time. He was standing in a big room...

On 18 August 1944, Frederick Grun left the United States on the HMS Empire Mace along with 200 enlisted men, a number...

Selwyn Gilmore was drafted and went in on 17 August 1943. He stayed in Camp Beauregard [Annotator's Note: Pineville,...

Thomas Tizzard was aboard the USS Denver (CL-58) when it went into dry dock to be repaired after being torpedoed. The...

Walter John Guyote cheated on the eye exam to get into the Navy. He was sent to San Diego, California for boot camp. He...

Howard Hart saw how difficult it was to survive in the internment camps. In order to prevent the Japanese from taking...

Clyde Nordstrom was born in June 1928 in Minneapolis [Annotator's Note: Minneapolis, Minnesota]. He had a good time...

After being discharged, Robert Cahoon returned to Pickens, Mississippi. He did not have a difficult time readjusting to...

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