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William Burkett remembers the Philippines as a pretty country. He drove everywhere. He drove a truck to Manila [...

Robert Prince graduated from college and then reported to Fort Lewis [Annotator's Note: now part of Joint Base Lewis-...

After the war, Clyde Barber remained in the Navy as a member of a naval transport squadron, VR-8 (Air Transport...

Austin H. Kiplinger took trips to Germany in 1932 and 1938. Allusions to the war effort were everywhere. In 1938, he...

Hugh Wingo was shipped to Tokyo, Japan. The carrier was in San Diego [Annotator’s Note: San Diego, California] picking...

Walter Nelson was only 19 years old at the time [Annotators Note: at the time of the Battle of the Coral Sea]. The USS...

Myers was discharged from the Navy as a Seamen Last-Class [Annotator's Note: either apprentice seaman or seaman 2nd...

William Earl Gast remembers the first time he changed into new clothes. He was staying in a house and slept in the...

Clayton Fisher planned to join the Army Air Corps until a friend of his joined the Navy as an aviator. Fisher applied...

Melvin Munch corresponded with his future wife back home while he was on Okinawa. The letters had to be reviewed by...

Oran Harris said the Americans went first by sea in pursuit of the Japanese that had retreated into the mountains of...

Robert Brant and his ship made it to Kyushu, Japan after hitting a typhoon in the Pacific. Brant recalled having ill...

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