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Culpepper, George Duties on Ship and War's End
After the big battle [Annotator's Note: Battle of Surigao Strait, 24 to 25 October 1944 in Surigao Strait, Philippines...
Hollingsworth, Chester Duty Aboard USS SC-990
Chester Hollingsworth's sub-chaser [Annotators' Note: USS SC-990] initially deployed to perform picket duty [Annotator'...
Laster, John Thomas Duty After War’s End
When the war in Europe ended, John Laster and others in his gun crew were pulled off their ship in Port Said, Egypt....
Bronfin, Fred Duty at Pearl Harbor and in the Pacific
Fred Bronfin went from Port Hueneme to San Diego for overseas deployment with Argus-10. He was then sent to Maui for...
Earles, John Duty in the Pacific
John Earles said his tenure with AdComPhibPac, the amphibious staff headquarters on Guam, was more or less security...
Bartels, Carl Duty in the Pacific and China
Carl C. Bartels, M.D. [Annotator's Note: Doctor of Medicine] was part of a GROPAC Unit [Annotator's Note: GROPAC Units...
Zeringer, Harold Duty in the Pacific Ocean
Harold Zeringer arrived at Pearl Harbor after convoy duty from the west coast. He saw the Arizona [Annotator's Note:...
Guidry, Edmond Duty in the Solomons
Edmond Guidry was 900 miles south of Honolulu [Annotator's Note: Honolulu, Hawaii aboard the USS Ellet (DD-398)] when a...
Caraway, John Duty on a Supply Ship
When John Caraway boarded the USS Bridge (AF-1), he found it to be not only one of the oldest ships in the Navy's fleet...
Hill, Marvin Duty On Board and Out of the Navy
Marvin Hill had a famous bandleader aboard his ship [Annotator's Note: the USS Harry E. Hubbard (DD-748)]. Eddie Duchin...
Lynch, James Duty on the USS Wainwright (DD-419)
James Paul Lynch was on the Wainwright [Annotator's Note: USS Wainwright (DD-419)] until June 1942 in the North...
Knutson, Ruth Eager to Join the Fight
Ruth Knutson was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in December 1921. She was an only child, but her mother and father had large...
Linscott, Jack Early Childhood
Jack Linscott was born in December 1924 in Indianapolis, Indiana. He had two sisters and one brother. He was 16 years...
Romano, Joseph Early Life
Joseph R. Romano was born in Cleveland, Ohio in November 1923. He had six sisters and three brothers. He was number...
Peterson, Dale Early Life
Pastor Dale Peterson was born in Warren, Minnesota in February 1926. He grew up in the Great Depression. His life was...
Maynard, Mark Early Life
Mark John Maynard served on USS Sturgeon (SS-187), USS Marlin (SS-204), and USS Cobbler (SS-344) during World War Two....
Morgan, George Early Life
George Edward Morgan was born in Lyndhurst, New Jersey on 29 June 1927. He had a younger brother named Robert....
Rupert, Gerald Early Life
Gerald Rupert was born in Altoona, Pennsylvania and grew up about 40 miles south of there [Annotator's Note: in South...
Wade, Nelsyn Early Life
Nelsyn Ernest Brooks Wade was born in Nacogdoches, Texas, but was raised around San Augustine [Annotator's Note: San...
Noll, Eilleen Early Life
Eileen Noll was born in 1924 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. She grew up during the Depression [Annotator's Note: the Great...
Rorschach, Robert Early Life
Robert L. Rorschach was born in Tulsa [Annotator's Note: Tulsa, Oklahoma] in August 1922. It was a small town at the...
Munch, Melvin Early Life
Melvin Munch was born in 1926 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was raised in the portion of the city that was referred to...
Befera, Victor Early Life
Victor Befera was born April 1926 in Hibbing, Minnesota. He grew up in the small iron mining town near Canada with his...
Fisher, Clayton Early Life
Clayton Fisher has a friend named Roy Russell who served in the same bomb group, Bombing Squadron 8 (VB-8), who is...
Shown, Donald Early Life
[Annotator’s Note: the interview start is preceded by a brief discussion by Donald Herbert Shown of his five years...
Newsom, James Early Life
James "Jimmy" Elam Newsom was born in Oakland, Louisiana in 1921. He grew up and lived in Louisiana until the war...
Hill, Marvin Early Life
Marvin Hill was born in November 1925 in Louisa County, Virginia, the only male child of six children. His father was...
McKay, Wallace Early Life
Wallace McKay was born in May 1925 on a snowy morning in Brainerd, Minnesota. He grew up on a farm outside the city as...
Kidder, Remi Early Life
Remi Kidder was born in 1926 in Arnaudville, Louisiana. Raised on a farm, Kidder's father was always busy with the...
Daniel, Randolph Early Life
Randolph Daniel was born in Marshall County, Alabama in September 1926. He saw hard times in the Depression [Annotator'...
LaNier, Joseph Early Life
Joseph Conklin LaNier, II was born in Columbus, Mississippi on 25 March 1926. He personally adapted the spelling of his...
Robinson, Theodore "Ted" Early Life
Theodore M. "Ted" Robinson was born in April 1919. He was called "Little Robbie" on his PT Boat [Annotator's Note:...
Sterrie, Norman Early Life
Norman Sterrie was born and raised in the small town of St. James, Minnesota. After high school graduation, he worked...
Littig, Charles Ross Early Life
Charles Littig was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1920. When he was two years old, his family moved to Evanston which is...
Nicholas, John Early Life
John Nicholas was born in Marysville, Michigan in December 1924. He grew up in Marysville with his half brother and...
McDowell, Bowdre Early Life
Bowdre McDowell was born in October 1923 in Amite County in southwest Mississippi. He grew up on a cotton farm and...

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