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Giles Bacon remembers that the Japanese aircraft were close enough to shoot at, which he did. He had no idea if he hit...

A typical day aboard ship for Martin Jacobson consisted of reading and PT [Annotator's Note: physical training] on the...

[Annotator's Note: Jack Dye served in the Navy aboard USS LSM-232.] There were 60 men and 6 officers on their crew....

Harold C. Cook entered the Navy shortly after Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor,...

Oscar H. Savoie was born on in December 1923 in Lockport, Louisiana with one older brother and one younger sister. At...

Thomas W. Gillette's most memorable experience of World War 2 was seeing the Japanese planes fly over his house during...

Thomas Long was born in January 1926 in Saint Louis, Missouri. His father died when he was only three years old,...

Dee Wayne White recalled when VE-Day [Annotator's Note: Victory in Europe Day, 8 May 1945] was announced and was...

Charles R. Smith was born in Chicago, Illinois in June 1924. His father was a window washer. His mother was a housewife...

David Lansou served in World War 2 in the signal company, headquarters battalion, 5th Marine Division. He was born in...

Jerry Yellin was born on February 15th, 1924 in Newark, New Jersey. He graduated from Hillside High School in June of...

Henry L Baul was born in December 1922 in Fitzgerald, Georgia. His family moved to Florida when Baul was young. His...

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