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They found out the Japanese operation was going to take place at Midway. Nimitz had to get his aircraft carriers back...

They had the Evans floating and had an auxiliary generator running; that meant lights and refrigeration. They were...

Norman Ikari was born in Seattle, Washington on 17 February 1919. His parents were Japanese immigrants. Life was not...

Lyle Bouck joined the National Guard [Annotator's Note: Missouri National Guard] at the age of 14. Growing up during...

[Annotators note: Interview starts off in mid conversation about the format of the interview.] Richard Greer was born...

Ferrier was born and raised in Springfield, Massachusetts. His father died and was buried on his 13th birthday. His...

The ship went into the Atlantic. Vejtasa's ship met up with the Ranger, CV-4 [Annotator's Note: USS Ranger (CV-4)]....

Lynn Compoton had just played football against USC when Pearl Harbor was bombed. Compton woke up to hearing people talk...

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

Stegmeier was born in Columbus, Ohio in 1922. At the time of the interview he is 85 years old. He attended Grandview...

Leisey was sent to Pearl Harbor [Annotators Note: Hawaii] for surgery. They operated on his hand and back. It was a...

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

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