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Lewis Thomas Easterling was born in January 1924 in Ellerbe, North Carolina and grew up in Rockingham [Annotator's...

Walter Halloran had never thought about joining the military until the attack on Pearl Harbor. He knew no one who had...

Whiney Harris was born in August 1912 in Seattle, Washington. He attended the University of Washington and the...

Wesley Fronk was born in August 1922 in Jardine, Montana. His father was a homesteader. He grew up on the homestead. He...

Edward G. Willette was born in August 1924 in Chicago, Illinois. He and his sister, the children of a milk salesman,...

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

John “Johnny” Pesky found himself lost while flying during flight training. Landing in a farmer’s field, he admitted...

Joseph Townsend developed his own newspaper route. [Annotator’s Note: Townsend talks about selling newspapers.]...

Chester L. Talley was born in Idaho in 1921. He grew up with one older brother and one older sister. His father was a...

Adolph William Amundson was sent to Jacksonville, Florida to train in multi-engine planes. He flew PBY’s [Annotator's...

James H. "Jim" Pritchard was born in August 1925 in Ottawa, Kansas. He grew up there. He had three sisters and two...

Violet Walsh was born in 1920 in L'anse Au Tigres, or Tiger's Cove, a small settlement between Eunice and Basile in...

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