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Black hoods were placed on the heads of William Leibold and the others [Annotator's Note: the other survivors of the...

Alvin Barnes was drafted into the military and was able to select the Navy as his service branch. He grew up during the...

James Connelly got burned. They ran short of gasoline for flamethrowers. A small boat came back to get more. The LCM [...

Arthur Smith operated there [Annotator's Note: Mindoro, Philippines] until they secured the Philippines. They worked...

Robert "Bob" Lowry left the Navy as a Seaman 1st Class. When he was young in Greenwood [Annotator's Note: Greenwood,...

Morton William Werner was born in February 1927 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He grew up in a middle-class home. His...

John Gehrett was born in July 1921 in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, where grew up and was educated. The family home was on...

When Edward Chinnis reported aboard the ship [Annotator's Note: USS Dorchester (APB-46)], there was a third class...

Edwin Henlebin became interested in the activities of a photographer who was taking shots of an open air, 24 hour mess...

When Richard Bennett went for his military service physical, he was given his choice between the Army, the Navy and the...

William Cassady’s last mission was Iwo Jima [Annotator's Note: Battle of Iwo Jima, 19 February to 26 March 1945; Iwo...

Paul J. Murphy [Annotator’s Note: a fire controlman aboard the USS Indianapolis (CA-35)] sailed to San Francisco [...

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