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Warren Schmitt was sent to San Diego after he was drafted. He had six weeks of training. Some of the young men could...

Russell Van Matre was born in March 1922 in Elsberry, Missouri with two brothers and two sisters. His grandparents were...

Gilbert S. Shawn was born in 1921 in New York City [Annotator's Note: New York, New York]. He grew up in Manhattan [...

Robert Wolff had his first flying experience when he was 10 or 12 years old. He used to make model airplanes for fun....

James Bollich had just gotten back from the movies when he heard about the attack at Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note:...

John St. Germain was born in Saint John, North Dakota in September 1926. He had four brothers and two sisters. Two...

Richard Yeagely was born in November 1925 in Lebanon, Pennsylvania. He had one brother who was in the Navy. His mother...

Leo V. Strausbaugh was a captain in charge of B Company of the 6th Ranger Battalion [Annotator's Note: Company B, 6th...

Leo William Schmittgens was born in Saint Louis [Annotator's Note: Saint Louis, Missouri] in February 1926. He had four...

Donald L. Beeghly was born in Sabetha, Kansas in May 1925. His father worked for Union Pacific but was laid off during...

Carrol Smith was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey in March 1925. He grew up outside of town. It was a good place to grow...

Earl Flanagan recalls listening to the radio when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: the Japanese...

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