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Stratton, Donald Serving Aboard the USS Arizona (BB-39)
Donald Stratton is from Red Cloud, Nebraska. His family was farmers early on in their lives. Stratton had one sister...
Conter, Louis "Lou" Serving Aboard the USS Arizona (BB-39)
Louis Conter left boot camp in San Diego, California with the knowledge that he was to be assigned to the battleship...
Miller, Sam Serving Aboard the USS Edgecombe (APA-164)
Sam L. Miller reported aboard the USS Edgecombe (APA-164) in San Francisco [Annotator's Note: San Francisco, California...
Bruce, Charles Serving Aboard the USS Lander (APA-178)
Charles Bruce was on the USS Lander (APA-178). Their job was to haul men and equipment wherever they needed to go. They...
Chatterton, Charles Serving Aboard the USS LCI(L)-334
In March 1944, at Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands, Charles Chatterton was assigned to the USS LCI(L)-334 [Annotator'...
Spencer, Wallace "Wallace Smigiro" Serving Aboard USS Essex (CV-9)
Wallace Spencer was in Sampson, New York [Annotator's Note: Naval Training Station Sampson in Sampson, New York] for a...
Glass, Jack Serving Aboard USS Saratoga (CV-3)
Jack Glass liked serving aboard the USS Enterprise (CV-6). The time he spent on the USS Saratoga (CV-3) was unpleasant...
Baughman, Harry Serving Alongside Allied Troops
Harry Baughman describes his experiences with the foreign troops that served with the Americans in Italy. In the Monte...
Kuhn, Arthur Serving During the Korean War
Arthur Kuhn owed the government service and received a commission after he completed medical school [Annotator's Note:...
Toole, Edward Serving in the Navy
Edward Thomas Toole stayed in Barin Field [Annotator's Note: Barin Field is a Naval outlying station in Foley, Alabama...
Parrotta, Raymond Serving in the Navy
Raymond “Ray” Parrotta was assigned to LST-357 [Annotator's Note: Landing Ship, Tank] in May [Annotator's Note: May...
Tadewaldt, Gordon Serving in the Navy
Gordon Tadewaldt recalled that he wanted to join the Navy because he wanted to fight like the rest of his friends. He...
Lee, Lewis Serving in the Pacific
Lewis M. Lee, Sr. was assigned to one of the requisitioned merchant ships, and was hauling troops to Midway and other...
Suter, Martin Serving in the Pacific
Martin Suter was sent to San Diego [Annotator's Note: San Diego, California], where he stayed for some time before...
Knutson, Ruth Serving in the WAVES
After the attack on Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 7 December 1941],...
Foster, Myrtle Serving in the WAVES
After completing basic training in New York [Annotator's Note: New York, New York] and more training in Memphis,...
Mayes, Davis Serving on a Hospital Ship
Davis Gordon Mayes witnessed sailors being blown off their ships and falling into the water [Annotator's Note: during...
Rodrigue, Lowell Serving with a Special Unit on Peleliu
Lowell Rodrigue received more training and was assigned to a unit that was on a Merchant Marine ship. They went to...
Glass, Helen Serving with the WAVES
Helen Anderson Glass was stationed in Florida at Opa-locka [Annotator's Note: part of Naval Air Station Miami]. She...
Tarrant, Eugene Settling Differences and Anything Can Happen
When asked about a general message about his service and war, Eugene Tarrant references Civil War General Sherman's [...
Taylor, Robert Seven Bouts of Malaria
Robert Taylor slept in a hammock with netting for mosquitoes. They had tents. The chaplain was like the Red Cross guru...
Mouton, George Seven Brothers Serving
George Mouton's oldest brother was drafted. The second oldest brother was in submarines. The third brother was in the...
Ellis, Frederick Shake-down Cruise and Deployment
Frederick Ellis had a roommate at Tulane [Annotator's Note: Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana] named Eddie...
Metcalf, James Shakedown on the Franklin
During the spring of 1943 in Jacksonville [Annotator’s Note: Jacksonville, Florida], James W. Metcalf and the other...
Curran, Philip Shanghai to Home
Philip Curran was in the Yellow Sea [Annotator's Note: sea located between mainland China and the Korean Peninsula] for...
Grenny, Guy Shell Shock to PTSD
During World War 2, the term PTSD [Annotator's Note: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder] did not exist, it was called...
Kelley, Archie Ship Assignments and First Attacks at Pearl Harbor
Archie Kelley realized he was a raw ensign [Annotator's Note: lowest rank of commissioned officer in the US Navy and...
O'Brien, William L. Ship Duty
William O’Brien and fellow sailors played cards or slept when they were not working. He had to take classes to get a...
Currier, William Ship Life and the Marshall Islands
William Currier's first seagoing engagement was aboard the USS Hall (DD-583) as part of a task group that escorted...
Ellis, Frederick Ship Routines
It was routine that every morning and every night, Frederick Ellis would go to general quarters. In Leyte Gulf, [...
Maiten, Sidney Ship's Refrigeration Man and Prior Early Life
Sidney Maiten says he had an important job on his ship [Annotator's Note: USS Catoctin (AGC-5).]. He was in charge of...
Tarrant, Eugene Shipboard Duties, Pearl Harbor and Guadalcanal
Eugene Tarrant would clean up the compartments of the mess attendants and things of that nature. He met a few Filipinos...
Nicholas, John Shipboard Duty
John Nicholas was a Seaman 2nd Class deck hand when he went aboard the Gayety [Annotator's Note: USS Gayety (AM-239)]....
Wingo, Hugh Shipped Out
Hugh Wingo attended boot camp for eight weeks. They got their first liberty [Annotator's Note: an authorized absence...
Mouton, George Shipped Overseas
George Mouton went to San Pedro, California, and reported aboard the USS Bosque (APA-135). From there he went to Pearl...
Miralles, Richard Shipped Overseas
Richard Miralles went to boot camp and trained for two months. Then they went to different schools. Miralles went to...

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