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Thelen, Richard Early Life, Enlistment, and Training
[Annotator's Note: The interview video skips a bit in the beginning.] Richard Thelen was born in March 1927 and grew up in Lansing, Michigan.
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Thelen, Richard Rescued by the USS Cecil J. Doyle (DE-368)
One morning, Richard Thelen saw a plane fly over him and he knew that he was about to be rescued [Annotator's Note: USS Indianapolis (CA-35)]
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Thelen, Richard Returning Home and Postwar
When Richard Thelen returned home, he served at the Grosse Ile Naval Air Station outside of Detroit [Annotator's Note: Detroit, Michigan].
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Thelen, Richard Sinking of the USS Indianapolis (CA-35)
Richard Thelen remembered that it was too hot to sleep below deck, so he began to sleep topside.
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Theodore, Theodore Bombing Balikpapan
The missions Theodore Theodore flew to Balikpapan, Borneo were "prime" experiences of the year he spent in the Pacific.
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Theodore, Theodore Early Life and Entrance Into Service
Theodore Theodore was born in July 1924 in Chicago, Illinois, the middle child of three children in the family.
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Theodore, Theodore Introduction to Bombing Missions
The crew left from San Francisco, California, and Theodore Theodore remembers that during the overnight flight the aircraft drifted off course, but
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Theodore, Theodore Postwar Life and Career
After returning to California, Theodore Theodore was sent to Denver, Colorado for two months where he had the job of emptying out the slot machines
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Theodore, Theodore Reflections
Theodore Theodore's most memorable event of the war was being jumped by fighters while leaving Balikpapan [Annotator's Note: Balikpapan,
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Thomas, A.C. Belgium
A.C. Thomas would argue with his superiors. He was put court martialed more than once. He did not know anything about the Germans.
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Thomas, A.C. Combat in Belgium
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Thomas, A.C. Entering Germany
A.C. Thomas was a volunteer agent for the 6th Corps. He would go out to Patton [Annotator's Note: US Army Lieutenant General George S.