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Varuso, Anthony PT Boat Patrols in the South Pacific
Anthony Varuso and his squadron of PT boats [Annotator's Note: Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 8 (MTBRon 8)] tied their boats up along the Marobi
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Verlander, David Training and Overseas Deployment
After a short orientation at Camp Beauregard [Annotator's Note: in Pineville, Louisiana], David Verlander was sent to Fort Riley, Kansas for 1
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Waggoner, Wesley Postwar Service Including Korea
Wesley Waggoner returned home and continued his military career.
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Wagner, Helen Segment 1
Wagner grew up in Duluth, Minnesota. She attended high school and college in there.Her father was a ladies tailor.
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Wagner, Helen Segment 4
Wagner's other brother was also in the Pacific and would write to the family telling them that he was trying to meet up with Chuck.
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Walker, Charles Korean War to Vietnam
[Annotator's Note: Charles Walker received his pilot wings on 25 June 1950, just after the Korean War started.] In advanced training, he chose
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Walter, Louis War's End
Louis John Walter sailed on the James Fallen [Annotator's Note: unable to verify ship name].
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Ward, George Military Policeman in CBI and Europe
George C. Ward Bombay [Annotator’s Note: he was deployed to Bombay, India as a member of the 503rd Military Police Battalion in November 1944].
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Ward, Harold Segment 4
Harold Ward remembers that it was quiet after they secured from general quarters.
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Watters, Harold Prewar Life to Occupation Duty
Harold Watters was born in Mobile [Annotator's Note: Mobile, Alabama] in July 1922.
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Wells, Kenneth Marine Training
In June 1944, Kenneth Dwight Wells went by train to Parris Island [Annotator's Note: Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, Port Royal, Sou
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Weymouth, Ralph First Combat Actions of the War
Ralph Weymouth was aboard the Saratoga [Annotator's Note: USS Saratoga (CV-3)] in San Diego when he learned of the attack on Pearl Harbor.