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Praetorius, Leo Reflections
Leo Praetorius said his most memorable experience of the war was a flight when the ship radioed him that the plane he was flying in was lost over t
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Praetorius, Leo War’s End and Postwar Career
Leo Praetorius was leaving for a trip back to New Orleans when he learned that Japan had surrendered.
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Prager, Herman "Dutch" Early Life
Herman Prager was born in New Orleans, Louisiana in January 1925. He attended grammar school in New Orleans.
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Prager, Herman "Dutch" Four War Patrols Aboard USS Kingfish (SS-234)
Herman Prager was transferred aboard the Kingfish [Annotator's Note: USS Kingfish (SS-234)] after she had returned from Mare Island.
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Prager, Herman "Dutch" Leisure Time
Herman Prager and the USS Kingfish (SS-234) refitted at Guam twice, Midway once and Pearl Harbor once.
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Prager, Herman "Dutch" Postwar
Herman Prager witnessed the end of the war while on Midway Island.
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Prager, Herman "Dutch" Reflections
Herman Prager was awarded the enlisted man's silver dolphin pin for submarine qualification, the Submarine Combat pin with two stars for three
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Prager, Herman "Dutch" Submarine Duty
Herman Prager experienced increasing positions of responsibility as he served on more and more patrols aboard the boat [Annotator's Note: Prag
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Prager, Herman "Dutch" Submarine Life
Herman Prager would rise from his bunk on the boat depending on which watch he was assigned to perform.
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Prager, Herman "Dutch" Submarine Repair Duty
Herman Prager left for United States Navy boot camp in San Diego, California after the Christmas and New Year holidays [Annotator's Note: the
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Prager, Herman "Dutch" Torpedo Attack
Herman Prager participated in torpedo attacks on enemy ships.
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Pratt, Robert Joining the Navy
Robert W. "RW" Pratt worked in an art studio for an artist. He made picture frames and sometimes was used as a model.