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Conter, Louis "Lou" Postwar Naval Career
Louis Conter returned to the United States for night fighter training. When he received his commission in New Guinea, he became an ensign.
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Conter, Louis "Lou" Recollections
Louis Conter started to talk to school students about Pearl Harbor in 1991.
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Conter, Louis "Lou" Reflections
Louis Conter saw the Second World War as an unconditional victory. Today's world is different.
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Conter, Louis "Lou" Serving Aboard the USS Arizona
Louis Conter accompanied a friend's brother to the Navy recruiting station so that the individual could reenlist.
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Conter, Louis "Lou" Serving Aboard the USS Arizona (BB-39)
Louis Conter left boot camp in San Diego, California with the knowledge that he was to be assigned to the battleship USS Arizona (BB-39).
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Cook, Bane Prewar Life
Bane Cook was born in August 1925 in Illinois. He had an older brother.
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Cook, Bane Reflections
Bane Cook lived a good life. His time in the service does not really cross his mind.
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Cook, Bane War's End
Bane Cook went to Great Lakes, Illinois [Annotator's Note: Naval Station Great Lakes in Lake County, Illinois] for training.
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Cook, Edward Military Training to the Bulge
After graduating high school at 17 years old, Edward J. Cook found work with the New York Life Insurance Company as a law clerk.
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Cook, Edward Prewar Life
Edward J. Cook was born in July 1925 in Brooklyn, New York [Annotator's Note: Brooklyn is one of the five boroughs in New York, New York].
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Cook, Edward Reflections
Edward J. Cook's most memorable experience is being wounded and receiving care from the medical staff of the Army.
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Cook, Edward Returning Home and Postwar
Edward J. Cook was transferred to a Red Cross hospital ship somewhere in France.