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Colburn, George Prewar Life
George Colburn was born in Medford, Massachusetts in March 1926. His sister died as an infant and he grew up alone.
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Colburn, George Seeing Gene Autry on Guam
George Colburn does not believe in bravery. The last thing on your mind is getting a medal.
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Colburn, George Thoughts on War
Being in a hole with Jimmy Grimes when he got shot through the head, and Harrington got his belly split open stands out more than anything else to
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Colburn, George Thrown in the Brig and Going Home
The Chinese would grab people on the streets and hand them over to the Americans if they were Japanese. George Colburn was in the jeep pool.
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Colburn, George To Hell and Back
[Annotator's Note: This interview clip begins with a tape break then starts midsentence.] George Colburn did not go into Korea [Annotator'
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Colburn, George USO Shows and the Atomic Bombs
Shows were important to George Colburn.
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Cole, Arles Abandoning USS West Virginia (BB-48)
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Cole, Arles After the Pearl Harbor Attack
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Cole, Arles Becoming a Sailor prior to Pearl Harbor
Arles E. Cole was sent to San Diego [Annotator’s Note: San Diego, California] for naval aptitude testing and training.
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Cole, Arles Early Life
Arles E. Cole was born in Porum, Oklahoma in December 1923. He grew up there. His childhood was rough.
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Cole, Arles Pearl Harbor Attack
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Cole, Arles Saving Dorie Miller and the BB-48 Ensign
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