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Spector, Samuel "Sam" Reflections
Samuel Spector's most memorable experience of World War 2 was growing up from 18 to 20 years of age.
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Spector, Samuel "Sam" Returning Home
Samuel Spector returned home from Burma by troopship. From Myitkyina, Spector went to Calcutta, India and shipped out for the United States.
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Spencer, David Segment 1
David Paul Spencer was born in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. It is a little town southwest of Pittsburgh.
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Spencer, David Segment 2
David Paul Spencer applied promptly but they were not taking people [Annotators Note: for officer candidate school, or OCS].
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Spencer, David Segment 3
David Paul Spencer’s first day of combat was not too eventful. There was a pretty decent firefight and his unit had a bunch of casualties.
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Spencer, David Segment 4
David Paul Spencer carried a .30 caliber M1 carbine.
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Spencer, David Segment 5
David Paul Spencer was not afraid much. It may be strange to hear. In the infantry they just accepted what was going on.
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Spencer, David Segment 6
David Paul Spencer heard about the end of the war through the paper.
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Spencer, David Segment 7
David Paul Spencer did not run into problems with anyone except Goring [Annotators Note: German Reichsmarschall Hermann Goring, or Goering].
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Spencer, David Segment 8
David Paul Spencer could hear the testimony. It was all in German so he could not understand everything that was going on.
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Spencer, John Assuming Battle Stations on the USS Maryland (BB-46)
John Curtis Spencer said the USS Maryland (BB-46) was inboard of the USS Oklahoma (BB-37), and because the Oklahoma took the Japanese torpedoes, th
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Spencer, John Assuming Command of a Patrol Craft and Convoy Escort Duty
When John Curtis Spencer got back to the United States [Annotator's Note: in May 1942], he reported to sub chaser training command in Miami.