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Michal, Billy Reflections
Billy Michal enlisted during the period of the Cuban Missile Crisis while many of his friends were drafted.
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Michal, Billy Summarized Life Story
Dr. Billy Clyde Michal was born in April 1936 in Alexandria, Louisiana and lived nearby in Zimmerman which was a major sawmill town in the state.
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Michal, Billy Wartime Events
Billy Michal was educated in a small town country school. He remembers scrap drives as being an important aspect of his youth.
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Micheel, Vernon L. Battle of Guadalcanal
The worst duty for Vernon Micheel was on Guadalcanal [Annotator's Note: Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands as a Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber pi
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Micheel, Vernon L. Battle of Midway-First Flight
Vernon Micheel first flew with the whole air group on the morning of 4 June [Annotator's Note: Battle of Midway, 4 to 7 June 1942, Midway Atol
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Micheel, Vernon L. Battle of Midway-Last Day and Aftermath
Vernon Micheel attacked a Japanese cruiser on the last day of the battle [Annotator's Note: as a pilot in Scouting Squadron 6 (VS-6), USS Ente
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Micheel, Vernon L. Becoming a Navy Pilot
Vernon Micheel was born and grew up in Davenport, Iowa. He went to college in Ames [Annotator's Note: Ames, Iowa] and graduated.
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Micheel, Vernon L. Combat off USS Hornet (CV-12)
Vernon Micheel flew his first combat mission off the Hornet [Annotator's Note: as a pilot in Bombing Squadron 2 (VB-2), USS Hornet (CV-12)] in
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Micheel, Vernon L. Follow Up Rounds During the Battle of Midway
Vernon Micheel flew the second attack flight against the Japanese [Annotator's Note: as a pilot in Scouting Squadron 6 (VS-6), USS Enterprise
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Micheel, Vernon L. Postwar
Vernon Micheel met his future wife in June 1943 in Wildwood, New Jersey. They were married in October 1946.
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Micheel, Vernon L. Training with New Squadrons
Vernon Micheel sailed on a freighter manned by a crew from Ceylon [Annotator's Note: now Sri Lanka, November 1942].
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Micklich, Richard Joining the Navy
Richard Micklich was born in 1921 in Pueblo, Colorado.