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William Jackson was on Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Okinawa, Japan] when he heard of the atomic bombs [Annotator's Note:...

Edward Bruce Jennings was born in December 1924 in Port Arthur, Texas. At his age, children did not worry about the...

When Claude Taylor turned 18, he enlisted in the Navy. His father had been in the Army in France in World War 1. The...

[Annotator's Note: William Smith was shot down while attacking Kavieng, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea.] They were on...

Andrew Leblanc never had trouble. He kept his nose clean. He always did what he had to do, and he was a good soldier....

Looking back, 65 years after the event, James Muri believes that the Battle of Midway had to be a turning point in the...

In 1987, Julian Trist Bringier McConnell retired from his job and was given golf clubs. After retiring, he ran for a...

Bombing 6 and Scouting 8 had different ready rooms and different skippers, but the guys interacted with each other....

William Lutz was on Leyte [Annotator’s Note: Leyte, Philippines]. He was in the hospital when he heard about the bombs...

Matthew Cornelia was born in July 1918 and raised in Rochester, New York. His parents were both born in Ireland. At a...

After Okinawa, John Nicholas and the USS Gayety [Annotator's Note: USS Gayety (AM-239)] were sent to sweep for mines in...

Edward Chinnis was ready to go home after the war but he did have a lot of fun in the Navy. After leaving the Navy, he...

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