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Vejtasa, Stanley Segment 11
Vejtasa could see the Lexington on fire but still recovering planes. The Yorktown was also burning but recovering...
Feightner, Edward "Whitey" Segment 11
When they arrived at Pearl Harobr, Air Group 6 needed one more run before they rotated home. During the trip to Truk...
Baptiste, Wallace Segment 11
Baptiste feels that it is important for there to be a National World War II Museum. If they hadn't done what they did...
Childers, Lloyd Segment 11
The navy commander leading the Hornet's [Annotator's Note: USS Hornet, CV-8] air group was responsible for the deaths...
Kleiss, Norman "Dusty" Segment 11
[Annotators Note: Norman J. Kleiss, known as Dusty, was a dive bomber pilot in Scouting Squadron 6 (VS-6) flying from...
Vraciu, Alexander "Alex" Segment 12
During one of his trips back to the United States Alexander Vraciu was offered the opportunity to fly the Zero [...
Brooks, Howard Segment 12
Brooks was just past 20 years old when he first entered the Navy. When he came back home it was like coming back to...
Karr, Robert Segment 12
Karr found out from the Laffey's newsletter that one of his buddies had fallen and broken his hip. Karr did not go to...
Delewski, Lawrence Segment 12
Interviewer asks Delewski if his experience on the Laffey changed him. On the day that all of this happened [Annotator'...
Ward, Harold Segment 12
[Annotators Note: Harold Ward served in the navy as a mess attendant aboard the heavy cruiser USS San Francisco (CA-38...
Crain, Joe Segment 12
During one of his trips back to the United States Alex Vraciu was offered the opportunity to fly the Zero that had been...
Vejtasa, Stanley Segment 12
Vejtasa had hit the carrier he had made a run on. Fighting 42 was aboard the Yorktown and was commanded by Jimmy...
Baptiste, Wallace Segment 12
Baptiste would be watchful. There are countries and people who want to see this country go under so he believes that we...
Childers, Lloyd Segment 12
While Childers was a cadet he was asked by Colonel Mangrum if he had received a Purple Heart. When he told Mangrum that...
Kleiss, Norman "Dusty" Segment 12
Norman Kleiss knew Peter Gaido pretty well. When Kleiss was about to take off for his first carrier landing he was...
Vejtasa, Stanley Segment 13
One of the new pilots from Vejtasa's group got lost during the battle. He tried to make it to Guadalcanal but couldn't...
Childers, Lloyd Segment 13
Childers was then assigned to Ft. Rucker, Alabama. Childers though that Ft. Rucker would be good duty but it wasn't. He...
Kleiss, Norman "Dusty" Segment 13
[Annotators Note: Norman J. Kleiss, known as Dusty, was a dive bomber pilot in Scouting Squadron 6 (VS-6) flying from...
Vejtasa, Stanley Segment 14
Admiral Kinkaid [Annotato's Note: Admiral Thomas C. Kinkaid] who had no experince with carriers or aviators, ordered a...
Childers, Lloyd Segment 14
After he retired he played golf. He still lives in California.Childers experienced the big earthquake of 1989.
Vejtasa, Stanley Segment 15
On the morning of the battle, Vejtasa was flying CAP. Jimmy Flately and Johnny Leppla were flying escort for the...
Wagner, Helen Segment 2
Not all of them were happy to see women [Annotator's Note: Wagner is referring to US Naval Officers in San Francisco]....
Phoutrides, Ari Segment 2
Phoutrides took part in the Normandy invasion. He knew what was happening but couldn't understand the enormity of the...
Connick Sr., Harry Segment 2
Connick's boat [Annotator's Note: an LCVP (Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel)] held roughly thirty-six men. Each boat...
Ferrier, Harry Segment 2
Ferrier got to Pearl Harbor the day after the Hornet [Annotator's Note: USS Hornet CV-8, aircraft carrier] sailed. They...
Vraciu, Alexander "Alex" Segment 2
During the second Truk raid Alexander Vraciu was on a morning hop escorting bombers when they were attacked by a group...
Brooks, Howard Segment 2
They made several convoy trips to Port Darwin on the northern coast of Australia. The Japanese moved closer to their...
Stinson, Handy Segment 2
They proceeded to Samar to the repair base. The boats had already begun to be renovated because they had been assigned...
Merrill, Milford "Bud" Segment 2
Merrill was aboard the Saratoga [Annotator's Note: USS Saratoga, CV-3] both times she was torpedoed.When they left...
Blanchard, Robert C. Segment 2
The ship [Annotator's Note: the aircraft carrier USS Franklin (CV-13)] wasn't at Pearl Harbor for long before heading...
Showers, Donald "Mac" Segment 2
Showers spent the entire war working in communications and intelligence, in direct collaboration with Admiral Nimitz [...
Benario, Janice "Janice Martin" Segment 2
[Annotators Note: Janice Benario served in the navy as a member of the WAVES and worked with ULTRA intercepts decoding...
Bishop, Charles Segment 2
Life aboard ship was just something Charles Bishop and his fellow sailors adjusted to. They worked four hours on and...
Monpat, Raymond Segment 2
The Evans [Annotator's Note: US Navy destroyer USS Evans (DD-552)] was a Fletcher Class destroyer of 2100 tons.Life on...
Wahlen, George Segment 2
Aboard ship, Wahlen's platoon leader would talk to his men about what to expect when they landed [Annotator’s Note: on...
Karr, Robert Segment 2
One of Karr's uncles was an original member of the American Legion when it was founded in Paris in World War I. Another...

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