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Larry Engmann served as a seaman and deck hand in the Navy and was assigned to the USS J. Fred Talbott (DD-156). His...

Louis Black took advantage of the G.I. Bill [Annotator's Note: the G.I. Bill, or Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944...

William Lansford continued training while he was in Hawaii waiting for the Raiders who had carried out the raid on...

After being discharged from service, I. J. Karpay did not have a hard time adjusting to civilian life. He used the G.I...

Wilbur Lee Jackson was assigned to the Bowfin [Annotator’s Note: USS Bowfin (SS-287)] in the auxiliaries gang [...

Larry Engmann was on the USS PC-1193 when he heard about the end of the war in Europe [Annotator's Note: Victory in...

Howard Baroudi and his ship were rushed to the Pacific to counter the overpowering Japanese [Annotator’s Note: Baroudi...

William Lansford served as a machine gunner in the weapons platoon of Company E, 2nd Marine Raider Battalion on...

Robert Dannehl was born in Iroquois County, Illinois in September 1926. He was the ninth child of 11 children. He knew...

Wilbur Lee Jackson knew the deck gun [Annotator’s Note: five inch, 25 caliber naval gun aboard the USS Bowfin (SS-287...

[Annotator’s Note: The sound and video not synced throughout this segment.] Larry Engmann’s most memorable experience...

Howard Baroudi and his ship [Annotator’s Note: USS Edwards (DD-619)] travelled a lot and seldom reached a base for...

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