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Kassal was born in Harlem, New York on 28 February 1917. His parents were Polish immigrants. At a young age, his family...

William Blanckenburg had an upper middle class upbringing, but they struggled during the Depression. Blanckenburg was...

Standifer was born on April 24th, 1925 in Gulfport, Mississippi. He was walking down the street in Clinton, Mississippi...

Joseph Diamond served with the 104th Infantry Division, which is the Timberwolf Division. He was born in Camden, New...

John Noack lived in Port Arthur, Texas before the war. Once in a while a barnstormer would come through with a plane...

George Morgan had the unique experience of entering Tokyo Bay prior to the Japanese surrender. His ship was anchored...

After he was separated from the Army, Ikari ended up in Los Angeles but he was a little lost. He had thoughts about...

When the 12 ships in his squadron hit Diamondhead [Annotator's Note: the volcanic crater on Oahu, Hawaii], 6 went south...

Vejtasa could see the Lexington on fire but still recovering planes. The Yorktown was also burning but recovering...

Connick's boat [Annotator's Note: an LCVP (Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel)] held roughly thirty-six men. Each boat...

Gatewood was born in Decatur, Nebraska in 1921. He lived there until he went into the service. He was in his first...

[Annotators Note: Robert Shoens and the interviewer start the interview with some small chat about experiences both men...

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