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Charles Taylor's most memorable experience of World War 2 was when he was able to take out a German submarine. He saw...

Astley Blackwell’s ship [Annotator's Note: the USS St. Lo (CVE-63)] was sunk on 25 October [Annotator's Note: 25...

Lawrence Richard "Red" Gilbert was born in April 1921 in Farmington, New Hampshire. He had an older sister and younger...

Windom Joseph Burton went into Navy boot camp in Norfolk [Annotator's Note: Norfolk, Virginia] and was then sent for...

[Annotator's Note: Stanley Richard Williams served in the Navy aboard the mortar ship USS LCI(M)-352 as a signalman and...

Jack Davis went to his military training at Camp Pickett [Annotator's Note: now Fort Pickett, near Blackstone, Virginia...

Richard Tempus Dixon was born in June 1925 in Oakland, California. He was the second of two sons raised by his father...

After basic training, Herbert Yudenfriend was sent to Camp Howze in Texas near Dallas [Annotator's Note: Cooke County,...

Clarence Carlson did not take advantage of the G.I. Bill but he feels he should have. He does not regret leaving the...

Richard F. Penwell was born in February 1923 in Lancaster [Annotator's Note: Lancaster, Pennsylvania]. His father...

Between graduating from college and beginning the program at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland,...

When the war started, Paul Takeo Bannai registered for the draft, hoping to fight for his country. He was not called up...

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