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The first thing that happened to Harry McKnight when he reached boot camp was a haircut. He was then given a rifle and...

Claude Clifton Cuniff, Junior's experience in the Navy was exciting. He always enjoyed coming through and seeing the...

John E. Johnson was born in Houston, Mississippi in December 1926, and lived there until he was six years old. During...

William Stewart was sent to Camp Beale in California [Annotator’s Note: near Marysville, California]. He got his first...

Nevin Sledge was assigned to be an instructor after graduation. [Annotator’s Note: Sledge graduated in Corpus Christi,...

Lloyd Dendy thinks that they shot several [Annotator's Note: Japanese] aircraft down while on Woodlark Island. There...

Normand F. Gallichant was preparing to hit the beaches of Japan just before the war ended. Defenses in Japan would have...

Wahlen was born in a farmhouse near Ogden, Utah. Soon after he was born his family moved to Ogden where they stayed...

K.D. Jones was Karr's pointer on the gun mount. Jones and Karr were able to get down and crawl out onto the deck. They...

[Annotator's Note: Jack Yusen served in the Navy as a gunner aboard the USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE-413). The Samuel B....

Ensign Earnest said that as he was heading down, he lost elevator control; the stick was loose in his hand. Ensign...

James J. Hill enjoyed the swimming opportunities near his base when not in action. There were ideal conditions for it....

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