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Herman Yates was born in Anna, Illinois in November 1921. He had eight brothers and sisters. His father was a farmer....

Allen Pedersen was born in Valley City, North Dakota in May 1916. His grandfather immigrated from Denmark. He grew up...

David Flynn has written an account of the events of 7 December 1941. He recorded receiving the announcement of the...

Carroll Knutson was born in March 1924 in Santa Monica, California. Both his parents had children from their previous...

The attack on Pearl Harbor happened while Calvin Summers was at work, and when he came home, his family was discussing...

Robert Templet was aboard the USS Roxanne (AKA-37) when the Japanese surrendered. During the course of the war, the...

Obie Wickersham was born in March 1925 in Oklahoma. One of the legacies of his father's World War 1 service was...

Victor K. Carman was happy to be assigned to his ship [Annotator's Note: USS Cabot (CVL-28)]. Some sailors were sent to...

Benjamin Carson was born in February 1923 on a farm in Ottawa Township, Minnesota. Shortly afterward, his family moved...

Rather than being discharged, Frederick Moore said, officers are released from active duty. One of his most memorable...

Jack A. Gillis was a member of the Army Air Defense observation teams on Hawaii. He was a PFC [Annotator's Note:...

[Annotator's Note: he was], Walter Knapps [Annotator's Note: a Marine guard on Ford Island Naval Air Station during...

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