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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...
Whittaker, Dean Prewar and Initial Training
Dean Whittaker was born in March 1925 in Los Angeles, California. He was the second oldest of five children and his...
Damberg, Wanda War and Internment
Wanda Damberg experienced the 7 December 1941 Pearl Harbor attack on 8 December [Annotator’s Note: the Philippines is...
Wicklund, John Sailing for Leyte
On 28 August [Annotator's Note: 28 August 1944], LST-1047 [Annotator's Note: Landing Ship, Tank], the ship to which...
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...
Long, Donald Reconnaissance Duty
Donald Long performed defensive beach guard duty in the aftermath of the Pearl Harbor attack. Shortly afterward, he...
Rees, Holly Combat on Okinawa
On the troop ship out of Pearl Harbor, Holly Rees said there was little to do, and the soldiers played cards and got...
Brooks, Leonard Fall of Manila
Leonard Brooks got up to go to school on Monday [Annotator's Note: 8 December 1941] morning and that is when he and his...
Conter, Louis "Lou" Reflections
Louis Conter saw the Second World War as an unconditional victory. Today's world is different. We should try to knock...
Cassidy, John War's End
When Japan surrendered, John Cassidy was in the Pacific off Wake Island. He thought the atomic bomb was kind of awesome...
Childers, Lloyd Segment 2
Childers got ten days leave and went to visit family down in Los Angeles, California.When they returned to Pearl Harbor...
Aldridge, Fred Early Life, Enlistment and Joining the USS Helena (CL-50)
Fred A. Aldridge was born in Orlando, North Carolina. After graduating high school in September 1935 he enlisted in the...

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