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Buckley, James Prewar Life to the USS LST-1013
James Buckley was born in March 1923 in Sharon, Connecticut. He attended school in his house until high school. He went...
Bacon, Giles Segment 5
Giles Bacon visited the military cemetery at Honolulu years after the war. It is a beautiful memorial. One of the men...
Schilperoort, Clarence Becoming a Sailor and Volunteering for the USS Houston (CA-30)
Clarence Schilperoot took a train ride from his point of enlistment in Seattle to San Diego. He was awed in seeing the...
Linett, Joseph Early Life and Enlistment
Joseph "Joe" Linett was born in Wilmerding, Pennsylvania in April 1924, the younger of two male children in his family...
Jacobson, Martin War's End and Decommissioning the Team
Martin Jacobson was back in Pearl Harbor, having just missed the Battle of Leyte Gulf [Annotator's Note: Battle of...
Damberg, Wanda War and Internment
Wanda Damberg experienced the 7 December 1941 Pearl Harbor attack on 8 December [Annotator’s Note: the Philippines is...
Kirkpatrick, Teddy Wartime Reflections
Teddy Kirkpatrick reflects on the events in his life during World War 2, beginning with the attack on Pearl Harbor. He...
Clay, Russell Navy Buddies and Friendships
At Pearl Harbor, Russell Clay's battle station was on the 1.1 inch pom-pom guns. [Annotator's Note: Clay was a crewman...
Cauble, Raymond Prewar to Enlistment
Raymond Cauble was born in Blue Island, Illinois in February 1918. His father was a carpenter and contractor. He was...
Smith, Louis Training and Deployment
Boot camp for Louis Smith took place at Parris Island, South Carolina and he found it tough. They shaved his head to...
Long, Donald Reconnaissance Duty
Donald Long performed defensive beach guard duty in the aftermath of the Pearl Harbor attack. Shortly afterward, he...
Haydu, Bernice Recognition at Last
Today Bernice Haydu has a Congressional Gold Medal and credits Nicole Malachowsky, the first woman Thunderbird pilot,...

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