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Buell, Harold "Hal" Guadalcanal
Harold Buell was stationed on Guadalcanal where he found life in the field to be far more difficult than it was on his...
Fisher, Clayton Guadalcanal and Losing the USS Wasp (CV-7)
[Annotator's Note: Clayton Fisher served in the Navy as a Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber pilot in Bombing Squadron 8...
Kelley, Archie Guadalcanal and Tarawa
Later on [Annotator's Note: in the war] in the atolls on the way to China, the destroyers would go into the lagoons...
Gimbut, Raymond Guadalcanal and the Marianas Islands
Raymond Gimbut joined the crew of the Selfridge [Annotator's Note: USS Selfridge (DD-357)]. He thought it was a good...
Sparacino, Paul Guinea Pigs for Nuclear Tests
There were still natives on Johnston Island [Annotator's Note: Johnston Atoll, United States Minor Outlying Islands]...
Dawson, David Gunnery Instructor
David Dawson remembers they did a lot of close order drilling. [Annotator’s Note: Dawson was training in Florida.] They...
Laster, John Thomas Gunnery School to Armed Guard
To John Laster, gunnery school was an exercise in teamwork, and for three weeks he ate, slept and drank gunnery. He...
Sullivan, George Having an Appendectomy on Tinian
George Joseph Sullivan left Saipan [Annotator's Note: Saipan, Mariana Islands] for Tinian [Annotator's Note: Tinian,...
Lewis, Noah Hawaii
When Noah Lewis got to Hawaii, there was only one hotel near Waikiki Beach [Annotator's Note: Honolulu, Hawaii], but he...
Campbell, Donald Headed for Iwo Jima
After a 24 hour leave [Annotator's Note: an authorized absence for a short period of time], Donald Campbell reported to...
Fisher, Clayton Heading for Midway
They returned to Pearl Harbor but didn't stay long enough for Clayton Fisher to train. He still hadn't made any dives...
Purvis, Frank Heading to Japan and the Korean War
[Annotator's Note: The interview starts at tape break and the conversation is mid-sentence about Frank Purvis' new baby...
Chinnis, Edward Heading to Japan, Typhoons and the End of the War
When Edward Chinnis reported aboard the ship [Annotator's Note: USS Dorchester (APB-46)], there was a third class...
Hoff, Donald Heading to Midway
When Donald Hoff [Annotator's Note: a rear seat gunner and radio operator on Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bombers in...
Hoff, Donald Heading to Midway and New SBDs
[Annotator's Note: Donald Hoff served in the Navy as a rear seat gunner and radio operator on Douglas SBD Dauntless...
Lents, Robert Health Issues
After liberation, Robert Lents was flown to Calcutta, India where he spent six weeks in a hospital. At the time he was...
Curran, Philip Hearing About Pearl Harbor
Philip Curran and his family talked about the impending war developments all the time. His grandfather was an avid...
Taylor, Robert Hearing of Pearl Harbor
On 7 December 1941 [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 7 December 1941], Robert Taylor...
Carmody, Martin "Red" Helped by Friendly Islanders
As they [Annotator's Note: Martin Carmody and John Liska] approached, the entire village came to greet them. Carmody...
Allen, James Henry Glinski
James Allen remembers Henry Glinski coming aboard with him. Glinski was a couple years older than Allen. Allen had...
Heuer, Frank Higgins Industries to Enlistment
After he graduated from school in 1941, Frank M. Heuer Sr. went to work for Higgins Industries [Annotator’s Note: in...
Burke, Murphy Hits and Near Misses
Soon after the Battle of the Philippines, Murphy Burke remembers spending a week at one of the larger ports, Ulithi....
Nelson, Walter Hits on the Japanese Carriers at Coral Sea
Walter Nelson recognized that they were close enough that they could have bailed over Australia if they needed to. From...
Zuras, Nicholas Hitting the Normandy Beaches
Nicholas J. Zuras obtained binoculars in Weymouth [Annotator's Note: Weymouth, England]. The wooden decks of the boats...
Schneider, Irwin Hollandia and Mios Wundi
Irwin Schneider arrived at Hollandia just after the landings there. There was no opposition to the assault. He had not...
Ronson, Harold Home and Closing Thoughts
Harold Ronson came home in the late summer of 1946. There was no big band or homecoming. His father had remarried the...
Kiplinger, Austin Home and Closing Thoughts
When Austin H. Kiplinger returned to civilian life, he had no secondary effects. He was fortunate it being a little...
Shimp, Marcella Home and Closing Thoughts
Minnie Marcella Oleskey Shimp [Annotator's Note: a Pharmacist's Mate in the United States Navy Nurse Corps] returned...
Leibold, William Home and Hospitals
William Leibold spoke to his wife Grace for the first time in years while he was in Oakland. She wanted to visit but he...
Morgan, George Home on Leave
Kauffman gave George Morgan a 60 day leave upon their return home. [Annotator’s Note: Commander Draper L. Kauffman,...
Manning, Sarah "Sally" Hospital Service
Sara "Sally" Manning met her husband while he was a hospital patient [Annotator's Note: Manning worked at Naval...
Jagers, Robert Hospital Stay in North Africa
From Gibraltar [Annotator's Note: Gibraltar, British Overseas Territory], Robert Jagers and his ship [Annotator's Note...
Morgan, George Hospital then Discharge
George Morgan waited on his orders to attend the Naval Prep School for the Naval Academy. Something was delaying them...
Swan, Robert How I Got in the Navy
Robert Swan joined the Navy to avoid the draft. He was flying in Missoula where was going to school. He only had a year...
Littig, Charles Ross Huckins Built PT Boat
After PT boat training at Melville, Rhode Island, Charles Littig went to new construction at Jacksonville for Huckins...
Buckley, James Human Interactions
In the whole time James Buckley was on duty in the Pacific [Annotator's Note: as Deck Officer on the USS LST-1013], he...

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