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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...

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

Walter Bud Gafford was born in April 1920. He joined the United States Navy in March 1941 so that he could see the...

Michael Wilford Boos was born in May 1922 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was one of five children. During the Great...

[Annotator's Note: Philip Whitman joined the Navy on 18 August 1937.] Whitman really enjoyed the Navy and had a hard...

Edward Stone normally stood four hour watches in the Radio Room [Annotator’s Note: aboard the USS Pyro (AE-1)] and then...

Arnold Horn remembers that they had to help build barracks while they slept in tents. They trained with wooden guns....

Crain was born in northern Louisiana. He grew up on a farm. During the depression everyone in his family had to work in...

Edward Lalande was born in Moreauville, Louisiana in March 1919. He had three brothers and three sisters. He had a good...

Raymond Mabarac was born in January 1922 and grew up in Detroit, Michigan. He was the second of four sons. His father...

When David Harvey heard that the war had ended, they had 1,500 planes up off the carriers. The British and Russians had...

Meda Royce Hall attended Aviation Ordnance School in Norfolk [Annotator's Note: Norfolk, Virginia], and graduated in...

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