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Ben Epstein was born in April 1921 in Brooklyn, New York, the youngest of four sons of Russian immigrants. His father...

James T. Lindsey was born in Marshall, Missouri in August 1924. He grew up with one sister. His parents owned a...

Edward Stone and the USS Bumper (SS-333) were ordered to return to Pearl Harbor. The boat operated out of Pearl Harbor...

Walter Groth was born in Louisiana in July 1924. He was born and raised on a beef cattle farm in Elton, Louisiana. His...

Robert Masters was born in Akron, Ohio in August 1925. When he was five years old, the family moved to Santa Monica [...

Robert D. Shaner's mom was German and was upset with the Germans after the First World War and her German relatives who...

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

Henry Heim was glad to accomplish what he did. He is proud that he got to fight for his country. He was worried he...

Johnny Allegrezza was born in Mississippi in January 1923. He went to school through the ninth grade. His parents...

Gil Gertner served in the 71st Joint Assault Signal Company (JASCO) [Annotator’s Note: specialized units which...

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

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

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