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Williamson, Leon Preparing for Battle
Two weeks after the attack at Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 7 December...
Hackler, Maurice "Hack" Training and Instruction
On the morning of Sunday, 7 December 1941, Maurice Hackler and a friend were driving to a wildlife area to go rabbit...
Winslow, Lawson Reflections and Closing Thoughts
Lawson T. Winslow, Junior's most memorable experience of World War 2 was hearing about the atomic bomb [Annotator's...
O'Brien, Ryan Drafted to Navigation School
Ryan O'Brien and a friend went to watch the LA Bulldogs [Annotator's Note: Los Angeles Bulldogs] playing against the...
Hammond, Jr., Robert C. Pilot Training
[Annotator’s Note: Video skips throughout the segment and the audio does not sync with the video.] Robert C. Hammond Jr...
Rans, Robert Early Life, Entering the Service, Training and Overseas Deployment
Robert Rans was born in Chicago, Illinois in April 1921. Family life was mostly normal until the war started. He worked...
Wiley, Delmar Segment 4
Wiley stayed on the Portland [Annotator's Note: US Navy heavy cruiser USS Portland, CA-33] for 2 days and slept on the...
O'Rorke, James Battle for Bataan
James Richard O'Rorke [Annotator's Note: a member of Signal Corps Aircraft Warning, 5th Interceptor Command,...
Knippers, Willie Training in the Army
[Annotator’s Note: Someone is coughing in the background throughout this segment.] Willie D. Knippers was born in Pike...
James, Eugene Prewar Life, Enlistment, and Training
Eugene N. James was born in Brewton, Alabama. His father was a Methodist minister, and they spent a lot of time in West...
Allen, George Final Thoughts
George Allen says he was part of something that worked out well. He was worried that we [Annotator's Note: the United...
Schaller, Henry Prewar to Pilot Wings
Henry Schaller was born in April 1924 in Chicago, Illinois. He attended school there until he went to college. His...

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