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Quintana, Ben Segment 10
Quintana believes that it is important that people continue to study and research World War II however he does note...
Mack, Frank Segment 10
Mack is the chaplain of the Sixth Marine Division Association. He notes that the ranks are getting very thin. The...
Greer, Richard Segment 10
The last thing Richard Greer and his fellow Marines did before leaving Guadalcanal was to dedicate a cemetery in honor...
Delewski, Lawrence Segment 10
The Laffey escorted a ship named the Dashing Wave [Annotator's Note: SS Dashing Wave] all the way back to the States [...
Ward, Harold Segment 10
By 1944 Harold Ward had added some stripes to his arm. Ward was transferred to an AK ship, a big liberty ship [...
Hawk, John Segment 10
Hawk feels that it important that there are museums like The National World War II Museum, so that people remember what...
James, C.W. "Tex" Segment 10
James understands that movies are made so people think they are interesting. He understands that Hollywood adds its own...
Crain, Joe Segment 10
Crain believes that it is important to have museums such as The World War II Museum [Annotator's Note: The National...
Galloway, Thomas Segment 10
Out of all the men Galloway knew and the men around him, no one was killed on the first day of the Bulge. Galloway met...
Keema, John Segment 10
When John Keema came home, he was by himself. When he left England it was the last time he saw of any of his fellow...
Standifer, Leon Segment 10
Standifer tried to use a credit card on one of his return trips to Germany in 1996 and the man who he was trying to buy...
Rackley, Clifford Segment 11
The whole world was at war. Rackley had to read about what was happening after the war because it was such a broad one...
Ettlinger, Harry Segment 11
The Monuments Men group totaled about 60 men when Ettlinger was a member. They continued to be in existence even after...
Ford, Richard Segment 11
Richard Ford was pinned down by a German machine gun. He was up against a hedgerow so tight that he could not move. The...
Rogers, Ernest Segment 11
They [Annotator's Note: the Japanese] called the officer over and told him that the war was over. About a half hour...
Mack, Frank Segment 11
Mack was going to bring his carbine home with him. He put it in his sea bag and had all of his stuff packed around it....
Dennis, David Segment 11
Finally a jeep showed up with a lieutenant in it who told them [Annotators Note: David Dennis and his fellow POWs] when...
Karr, Robert Segment 11
Karr believed that Admiral Becton [Annotator's Note: F. Julian Becton was the Commander of the Laffey] was a very, very...
Delewski, Lawrence Segment 11
Delewski still hears from different people from the Laffey. After the war he took advantage of the G.I. Bill and got...
Ward, Harold Segment 11
It was amazing to Harold Ward to see how quickly they dumped stuff after the war was over. They were heading back to...
Disanza, William Segment 11
When William Disanza had to urinate he would take a knife and dig a small hole to urinate in. Disanza always noted that...
Compton, Lynn "Buck" Segment 11
Lynn Compton remembers the death of Robert Kennedy. He jumped into his car to go to the DA's office because he knew it...
Baptiste, Wallace Segment 11
Baptiste feels that it is important for there to be a National World War II Museum. If they hadn't done what they did...
Bailey, Herman Segment 11
Bailey had a picture of himself with a flamethrower on his back. It was taken while he was waiting to go free one of...
Crump, Ralph Segment 11
Within hours any ship passing the destroyer escorts loaded with prisoners would receive prisoners from those destroyer...
Standifer, Leon Segment 11
They were not really Russian soldiers, but they were of Ukranian descent. Standifer called them Russians. If the...
Smith,James "Horse Collar" Segment 12
James Smith went home on 2 September 1945. He had a good job in New Zealand where he stayed for the rest of the war [...
Ettlinger, Harry Segment 12
There is no superior country and no one has the right to take over another country. The world has not learned that...
Baker, Vernon Segment 12
Vernon Baker looked at things differently after the war. He used to think of himself as a killer but then he started to...
Kalil, Louis Segment 12
Kalil mentions that it was quite an ordeal flying back to the United States because one of the engines caught on fire...
Ford, Richard Segment 12
Richard Ford had a carbine which was made by Remington. The barrel still had factory markings on it. Every now and then...
Brooks, Howard Segment 12
Brooks was just past 20 years old when he first entered the Navy. When he came back home it was like coming back to...
Yellin, Jerome "Jerry" Segment 12
Yellin recalls how he had a close call with a fellow pilot. From that point on Yellin did not trust that man and would...
Karr, Robert Segment 12
Karr found out from the Laffey's newsletter that one of his buddies had fallen and broken his hip. Karr did not go to...
Delewski, Lawrence Segment 12
Interviewer asks Delewski if his experience on the Laffey changed him. On the day that all of this happened [Annotator'...
Ward, Harold Segment 12
[Annotators Note: Harold Ward served in the navy as a mess attendant aboard the heavy cruiser USS San Francisco (CA-38...

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