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Ralph Hopkins had a relief man named Ronald Lucas. They worked well with each other. They alternated watches to best...

The ship that the Laffey relieved had been there a week and never got hit. They got off of the coast of Okinawa on a...

Russell Clay was assigned to the USS Houston (CL-81) which was being completed in Newport News, Virginia. He had his...

John Curtis Spencer said the USS Formoe (DE-509) was steaming up to Okinawa when the word came that the Americans had...

James Gaffney discusses transition back into civilian life and his home life with two new children following his return...

[Annotator's Note: Stanley Richard Williams served in the Navy aboard the mortar ship USS LCI(M)-352 as a signalman and...

Carroll George felt extremely safe [Annotator's Note: in his general quarters station in the engine room aboard the USS...

[Annotator's Note: Jack Houston served in the US Marine Corps as a rifleman in 3rd Platoon, Company G, 2nd Battalion,...

[Annotator's Note: Arthur Jackson served in the US Marine Corps as an automatic rifleman in Company I, 3rd Battalion,...

George A. Damiano recalls that the local population [Annotator's Note: on Okinawa, Japan] was happy to have the...

Warren Schmitt and his ship [Annotator's Note: the USS Savo Island (CVE-78)] participated in five invasions from...

Dale LeBlanc had been through Naha many times as a runner. Every time he went through there snipers would shoot at him...

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