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Bird, Lyle Navy Training and Service
Lyle Bird asked for, and his parents granted, permission for him to enter the Navy at age 17.
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Bird, Lyle Playing in a Band
Lyle Bird was born in May 1926 in Bakersfield, California and grew up in Oakland, California. Bird was one of three siblings.
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Bird, Lyle Postwar
Lyle Bird was assigned as a signalman and bugler aboard the USS Okanogan (APA-220) in the Pacific at the end of the war and postwar.
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Bird, Lyle Reflections on the War
Lyle Bird remarks that World War 2 was a long time ago, but he feels honored to have been a part of it.
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Birdsall, Raymond Pacific Combat and Leave
On Raymond Birdsall's [Annotator's Note: a Torpedoman 3rd Class on the USS Batfish (SS-310) serving in the Pacific] last patrol with the
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Birdsall, Raymond Reflections
Raymond Birdsall [Annotator's Note: a Torpedoman 3rd Class on the USS Batfish (SS-310) serving in the Pacific] felt lucky to make it home, as
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Birdsall, Raymond Submarine Duty in the Pacific
Raymond Birdsall was born in Lockport, Louisiana.
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Birdsall, Raymond Submarine Patrols in the Pacific
Raymond Birdsall [Annotator's Note: a Torpedoman 3rd Class on the USS Batfish (SS-310)] was 17 years old when he joined the Navy.
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Birdsall, Raymond Tokyo Rose and War's End
Raymond Birdsall [Annotator's Note: a Torpedoman 3rd Class on the USS Batfish (SS-310) serving in the Pacific] was onboard the Batfish when sh
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Birnbaum, Stanley Army Life
Stanley Jack Birnbaum fought the war that was considered a "popular war" because it was necessary.
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Birnbaum, Stanley Becoming an Army Officer
Stanley Jack Birnbaum was born in March 1923 in New York [Annotator's Note: New York, New York]. He attended Queens College at the age of 13.
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Birnbaum, Stanley Civilian Career
Stanley Jack Birnbaum was offered a fellowship in cybernetics which was the forerunner of computers.