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James W. Metcalf’s most memorable experience of World War 2 was flying in combat and the chance of not making it back....

Harlan Twible was born in Gilbertville, Massachusetts in March 1922. He spent his first 18 years in Gilbertville but...

William Kahn was born in August 1925, to immigrant parents. He grew up in Baltimore, Maryland where his father ran a...

Norma Halberg was born in 1923 and grew up in Los Angeles, California. It was a good life. It was during the Depression...

Harry McCauley was born in October 1926 in Eunice, Louisiana. His family was poor and worked a small farm during the...

Russell Mayeur was born in New Orleans, Louisiana in September 1927. His family had a tough time during the Depression...

Sherwin Callander's voyage to Australia consisted of stops in Sydney, Melbourne, and Perth. It was winter and the ship...

Herman Prager witnessed the end of the war while on Midway Island. Following Midway, he sailed to Pearl Harbor for rest...

When the USS Foote (DD-511) got to Pearl Harbor, Wilbur Rogers remembered they stripped the 20mm off its fan tail and...

Albert Porche went into the service after Pearl Harbor was attacked. The armed forces were trying to recruit as many...

Ray Snyder graduated from the University of Illinois with a degree in Engineering Physics, and was commissioned in...

Edward E. Boyles remarked that about 90 percent of the Japanese soldiers would rather die than bring embarrassment to...

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