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Perino, Salvador USS Makassar Strait (CVE-91)
Salvador Perino liked his ship [Annotator's Note: the USS Makassar Strait (CVE-91)]. The ship's force learned to...
Hyland, Everett USS Memphis (CL-13)
Everett Hyland was on the radio gang on the Memphis [Annotator's Note: USS Memphis (CL-13)]. They picked up 200...
Wilson, Donald USS New Orleans (CA-32) and the Battle of the Coral Sea
Donald Wilson reported to San Francisco for duty assignment at Pearl Harbor aboard the USS New Orleans (CA-32). The...
Rorschach, Robert USS Pickaway (APA-222)
Robert L. Rorschach was a member of the radar crew on the Pickaway [Annotator's Note: USS Pickaway (APA-222)] which was...
Banyas, Martin USS Santa Fe (CL-60)
Martin Banyas sailed all the islands [Annotator's Note: a Marine gunner on USS Santa Fe (CL-60)] including Saipan [...
George, Carroll USS Taney (WAGC-37) to Okinawa
Carroll George trained on the USCGC Danmark (WIX-283) [Annotator's Note: Danmark; full-rigged ship of Danish Maritime...
Rodrigues, Alfred USS Washington (BB-56)
Alfred Rodrigues reported aboard the Washington [Annotator's Note: USS Washington (BB-56)] as a five inch [Annotator's...
Kidder, Remi USS Wasp (CV-18) in Action
Remi Kidder served on the Wasp [Annotator's Note: USS Wasp (CV-18)] as it performed its job of softening up islands...
Chaisson, Roland V-1 Rockets, Rice Pudding and the Battle of the Bulge
They [Annotator's Note: Roland Chaisson and the rest of the 1st Infantry Division] started on their way to Paris but...
Bucksell, Norris V-E Day and Postwar Life
Norris Bucksell fired a gun for the first time on 8 May 1945, V-E Day [Annotator's Note: Victory in Europe Day], and...
Beck, Carl Various Reflections
Carl Beck had been wounded in Bastogne, Belgium and laid on a stretcher all night. He made it back to his outfit [...
Symons, John Various Reflections
In China, John Symons had one slit trench to take cover in in the event of a Japanese attack. One guy jumped in, hit...
Griffith, Leon Various Stories
Leon Griffith was in the Philippines and was hunting Japanese who were on a mountain and firing artillery shells at...
Mikus, John Vella Lavella
John Mikus, Jr. was with the old paratroopers on Vella Lavella [Annotator's Note: Battle of Vella Lavella, 15 August to...
Johnson, Alfred Vietnam
Alfred A. Johnson, Jr. went to Vietnam in January 1964 and served in the Mekong Delta [Annotator's Note: located in...
Johnson, James Vietnam War
James Johnson came back to the United States and was supposed to go to an advanced course. They pulled him out and put...
Sparacino, Paul Vietnam War
Paul Sparacino was in the Philippines [Annotator's Note: aboard the USS Princeton (LPH-5)] when Vietnam [Annotator's...
Stevenson, Thomas Visiting Islands of Italy
In May 1944, Thomas W. Stevenson Jr. completed all of his training and shipped out for Foggia, Italy where he joined...
Severance, Dave Vivid Memories, Occupation Duty and Service in Later Wars
Besides the flag raising, Dave Severance's most vivid memory was the loss of troops. They knew that the Japanese were...
Kneflin, Charles VJ Day and Reflections
[Annotator's Note: Charles Kneflin was a tail gunner on a Boeing B-29 Superfortress very heavy bomber in the 53rd...
Hill, James Vought F4U Corsair
James J. Hill flew the F4F Wildcat [Annotator's Note: Grumman F4F Wildcat fighter aircraft] which was the best, until...
Ebersole, William Waiting Off Iwo Jima
William Ebersole went to a staging area in Tallahassee, Florida for about a month after finishing his pilot training....
Borne, Edwin Wake Island
Edwin Joseph Borne, Jr. was assigned to Wake Island as a member of the Marine Corps' 1st Defense Battalion. He had...
Borne, Edwin Wake's Airwing Shattered
Edwin Joseph Borne, Jr. was on Wake Island with the 12 airplanes of VMF-211 [Annotator's Note: Marine Fighting...
Borne, Edwin Wake's Final Defense
Edwin Joseph Borne, Jr. drove his truck to multiple locations on Wake Island in support of the defenders. The huge...
Borne, Edwin Wake's Surrender
Edwin Joseph Borne, Jr. witnessed the end of the fighting on Wake Island. It was chaotic. He [Annotator’s Note: then US...
Sakato, George Wanting to Fly and the Use of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team
George Sakato discusses a Vietnam veteran that edits and tapes oral histories. He recalls that before the attack on...
Van Huylenbrouck, Omer Wanting to Kick Doolittle
Nobody on Omer Van Huylenbrouck's plane was ever wounded by flak [Annotator's Note: antiaircraft artillery fire] as far...
Hegerty, Ghislaine War Comes to Belgium
Ghislaine Hegerty and her family took shelter from the war in a religious building next to their home [Annotator's Note...
Shown, Donald War Comes to the Pacific
Donald Herbert Shown [Annotator’s Note: Shown had become a crewman aboard the USS Indianapolis (CA-35) in 1939] headed...
Stewart, Roy War Dogs on Iwo Jima
Roy Stewart's unit [Annotator's Note: in the 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division] moved out [Annotator's Note:...
Brantley, Vernon War Ends in Europe
After six weeks in a hospital, Vernon Brantley was put in a replacement unit. He missed out on the Colmar expedition [...
McCarthy, George War Experience Overview
George W. McCarthy was born in April 1925 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. He father worked as a lumberman, but lost his...
Bailey, Kenneth War Experiences
Kenneth H. Bailey and his future wife did a lot of talking about the war before he was drafted. In England, they...
Lafferty, Ralph War Experiences
Senator Dole [Annotator's Note: Robert Joseph Dole; American veteran and politician] had been in the same division, but...
Franklin, Paul War in the Philippines
Paul Franklin landed in Manila Bay [Annotator’s Note: Manila, Luzon, Philippines] 23 days after setting sail. He...

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