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

I. J. Karpay enjoyed being an Armed Guard [Annotator's Note: US Navy Armed Guard] on a merchant ship [Annotator's Note...

Wilbur Lee Jackson did his Navy boot camp training in San Diego [Annotator’s Note: San Diego, California]. He had to...

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

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...

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

The first of the three battles that stands out to William Lansford was at Asamana on 11 November [Annotator's Note: 11...

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

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