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Wilson, Donald Early Life
Donald Edward Wilson was born in New Orleans in July 1918. Times were tough during the Great Depression.
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Wilson, Donald Incidents in Sydney, Australia
Donald Wilson recounts a court martial and other interesting incidents that occurred while his ship [Annotator's Note: USS New Orleans (CA-32)
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Wilson, Donald Occupation Duty then Returning to the United States
Donald Wilson spent time in Tsingtao, China. Living conditions and the local population were very different for him.
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Wilson, Donald Reflections
Donald Wilson was changed by the Second World War. He lost friends on his ship [Annotator's Note: USS New Orleans (CA-32)].
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Wilson, Donald The Battle of Midway
Donald Wilson applied for flight training.
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Wilson, Donald The Naval Battle of Guadalcanal and Repair of Damages
Donald Wilson and the USS New Orleans (CA-32) engaged in combat with the Japanese fleet at Guadalcanal.
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Wilson, Donald USS New Orleans (CA-32) and the Battle of the Coral Sea
Donald Wilson reported to San Francisco for duty assignment at Pearl Harbor aboard the USS New Orleans (CA-32).
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Wilson, Donald USS Vincennes (CL-64)
Donald Wilson took the train across country from San Francisco to Quincy, Massachusetts to report aboard the cruiser USS Vincennes (CL-64).
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Wilson, James Cape Gloucester
When James Wilson left Australia, they [Annotator's Note: Company G, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division] were sent to Fin
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Wilson, James Chesty Puller and Late Promotion
James Wilson left Peleliu [Annotator's Note: after the Battle of Peleliu, September to November 1944, Peleliu, Palau] and went back to Pavuvu
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Wilson, James Drill Instructor and Postwar Life
When James Wilson got off of Peleliu [Annotator's Note: the Battle of Peleliu, September to November 1944, Peleliu, Palau], he was sent to Par
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Wilson, James Food, History, and Race Relations
There were different concoctions in the C-rations [Annotator's Note: prepared and canned wet combat food] and K-rations [Annotator's Note