Barrett, Elizabeth Prewar Life in the Philippines

After five or six years in Atlanta, Georgia, Elizabeth Barrett's family was stationed at Fort McKinley, very close to Manila in the Philippine

Barrett, Elizabeth Reflections

Elizabeth Barrett and her husband had five children during his military career.

Barrett, Elizabeth War in the Philippines

Elizabeth Barrett found it hard to leave her father behind in the Philippines, and was optimistic about his survival, but the family did not see hi

Barrett, Elizabeth War Years and After

Elizabeth Barrett and her mother waited and waited, she said, and propped each other up during the time their husbands were away.

Barrick, Calvin Becomming a Marine Raider

Robert Addison was born in Akron, Ohio in December 1922.

Barrick, Calvin Bloody Ridge

[Annotators Note: Robert Addison was a member of the US Marine Corps 1st Raider Battalion.]Edson [Annotators Note: US Marine Corps Major General Me

Barrick, Calvin Deep Dives and Surface Patrols

[Annotator's Note: Calvin Barrick served in the US Navy aboard the submarine USS Tang (SS-306) during that vessel's first three war patro

Barrick, Calvin Final Patrol of the USS Tang (SS-306)

When Calvin Barrick was going to submarine school in New London he signed up for the Navy's V-12 program which was officer candidate training.

Barrick, Calvin First War Patrol of the USS Tang (SS-306)

[Annotator's Note: Calvin Barrick served in the US Navy aboard the submarine USS Tang (SS-306) and was aboard during that vessel's first

Barrick, Calvin Liberty in Pearl Harbor

Barrick, Calvin New Georgia then going home

[Annotators Note: Robert Addison served in the US Marine Corps in the 1st Marine Raider Battalion.] After Bloody Ridge they went up the Matanikau.

Barrick, Calvin Pearl Harbor, Enlisting and Joining the Crew of the USS Tang (SS-306)

Calvin Barrick grew up on a farm. He had four brothers and one sister but two of his brothers have died.