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Bruner, Lauren Reflections
Reflecting on the 7 December 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Lauren Bruner still gets emotional. He discusses a...
Holder, Jack From the Pacific to Europe
On 2 July 1942, Jack Holder [Annotator’s Note: serving with Patrol Squadron 23 (VP-23)] was deployed to Noumea, New...
Ellis, Frederick Taking Australians to Borneo
Frederick Ellis and his ship [Annotator's Note: USS LST-751] went back and forth among the islands in the Pacific on...
Crain, Joe Segment 7
The air raid sirens that would warn the ships of incoming kamikazes kept the men up day and night. Psychologically it...
Vejtasa, Stanley Segment 8
Before the Battle of the Coral Sea , Vejtasa's group got some information on the Japanese base at Rabaul and the...
Ashford, Willard Joining the Sea Bees
Willard Ashford was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in May 1928. His family was mostly poverty-ridden due to the Great...
Bergeron, Fred From Midway to Guadalcanal
Fred Bergeron was 19 years old when he took part in the Battle of Midway. He did not really have any idea just how...
Wiswell, George Closing Thoughts
George Wiswell says the past is a prologue to the future. What you learn is important. The Navy taught him to pay...
Harris, Rufus ROTC to Commissioned Officer
Rufus Harris signed up for Navy ROTC [Annotator's Note: Reserve Officer Training Corps] because his dad anticipated the...
Balfour, Fred Motion Picture Operator
Fred Arthur Balfour went to Scotland [Annotator's Note: Glasgow, Scotland] and then on to England. He was on the base...
Eddy, Sherwin Luzon and Iwo Jima
Sherwin Lansing Eddy and his squadron [Annotator’s Note: Composite Squadron 94 (VC-94) flying from USS Shamrock Bay (...

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