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Summers, Calvin Service in Italy
After a little more training in Africa, Calvin Summers crossed the Mediterranean and landed in Naples while the Allies were fighting on Anzio Beach
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Summers, Calvin Service in the Pacific
Calvin Summers said he was proud to be part of the big machine that was fighting for his country.
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Summers, Calvin Training and Deployment
The attack on Pearl Harbor happened while Calvin Summers was at work, and when he came home, his family was discussing the raid.
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Surratt, Carey Early Life
Carey Suratt was born in July 1926 in Dennison, Ohio. His father worked for the Pennsylvania railroad as a fireman.
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Surratt, Carey Experiencing Battle
While Carey Suratt was aboard the 452 [Annotator's Note: USS LST-452], the ship landed on New Guinea.
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Surratt, Carey Joining the Navy and Deploying Overseas
Carey Suratt trained at Great Lakes, Illinois. Boot camp lasted five weeks. He enjoyed boot camp.
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Surratt, Carey Kamikaze Attacks
The closer Carey Suratt got to Japan, the more aggressive things became.
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Surratt, Carey Leaving the Navy and Reflections
Carey Suratt left the Navy when his enlistment time was completed. In 1950, someone recommended Suratt join a new Army Reserve unit being formed.
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Surratt, Carey Life Aboard LST-459
Carey Suratt worked on the hospital ship about three weeks and was then transferred to the LST-452 [Annotator's Note: USS LST-452], and finall
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Surratt, Carey New Guinea
Carey Suratt left the United States Army Transport Imperial [Annotator's Note: USAT Imperial], and walked through mud to get to the receiving
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Surratt, Carey Postwar Career
When he left the Navy, Carey Suratt worked as a brick man for the Pennsylvania railroad. He helped make coal cars.
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Surratt, Carey Reflections
Carey Suratt believes the war in Vietnam was costly in lives, unnecessarily. He thinks it is important to teach about World War 2.