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Russell Clark matured as a result of his time in the war. He became more religious after contemplating his survival...

There were only a couple of hundred other American prisoners with Joseph DeMott on the island of Java, mostly off the...

Walter Douglas and his crew were given a choice to go on a mission as a spare. They decided to go as a spare. On their...

James Warren David recalled always having the supplies they needed while living on the island [Annotator's Note: on...

Hershel Hibbard was born in Rose Hill, Kansas in September 1925. His mother worked as a switchboard operator and his...

Melvin Linkous was riding in a two and a half ton truck [Annotator's Note: two and a half ton, six by six truck, also...

F. Lincoln Grahlfs was born in December 1922 in New Haven Connecticut. His father was a World War 1 veteran who had a...

[Annotator's Note: James Billingsley went ashore on Luzon, Philippines, on 31 January 1945.] Billingsley made his way...

Paul Takeo Bannai was born in July 1920 in Delta, Colorado, to Japanese parents. His grandfather got into the coal...

If it was at night and he had to fly, William Martin would be awakened 30 minutes before. They would go and get their...

Joel Varner had no desire to stay in the Army Air Forces. He wanted an education. He went right back to college. He got...

Irwin Schneider was ill prepared to be a naval officer when he went on active duty. He was sent to Fort Schuyler, New...

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