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George Mouton went to San Pedro, California, and reported aboard the USS Bosque (APA-135). From there he went to Pearl...

George W. Bachmann, Junior had never left his hometown of Akron [Annotator's Note: Akron, Ohio] before joining the Army...

Sherman Vangrov was born in March 1927 in Dayton, Ohio, but moved around the county because his mother was ill. He...

John Witmeyer went to enlist in the United States military the day after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, 8...

[Annotator's Note: James Allen served in the Navy as a Fireman 2nd Class in the submarine service and was aboard the...

Harley Bridger was born in November 1923 in Searcy, Arkansas. He grew up in White County and his early days were great...

Grover Tyner was attending Mercer University [Annotator’s Note: in Macon, Georgia], but was in Forsyth, Georgia eating...

Robert Kenneth “Bob” Boehm graduated from high school and turned 18, but had no thoughts about going to college or...

Richard T. Russell, Jr. heard that the Japs [Annotator's Note: a period derogatory term for Japanese] had bombed Pearl...

Bane Cook was born in August 1925 in Illinois. He had an older brother. [Annotator’s Note: Cook talks about his brother...

Frank H. O'Leary was leaving his friend's house when he learned about the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor [Annotator's...

Ernest L. Poulson recalled driving around with a friend and a couple of girls when he heard the news on the radio that...

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