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Rex James Bates was born in November 1923 in Seattle, Washington. His father served as a drummer in the Navy during...

Paul Ignatius was assigned to Composite Squadron 80 (VC-80) aboard the USS Manila Bay (CVE-61) as the squadron’s...

Weldon Fruge can now speak four different languages, including sign language. He has mingled with people all his life,...

Wilbur Lee Jackson was discharged, but had to sign up for the draft afterward. There was concern about the war not...

Joseph Arbour went on an outfit ship with 20 other boys to meet up the USS Portland (CA-33). It took 13 days to finally...

When they heard news of the surrender, Ralph Griffith and his fellow soldiers destroyed their rifles and proceeded to...

Edwin McGhee was born in Brownwood, Texas. His father was employed during the Depression and kept his family fed. The...

John Morrow was a radio operator on a B-17 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber] based in...

After Sara Aldouby served in the Israeli Defense Force for seven years, she decided she wanted to go back to school....

John Campbell says that America won the war and lost the peace. We were out-negotiated by Churchill [Annotator's Note:...

Frank H. O’Leary was born in June 1921 in Boston [Annotator's Note: Boston, Massachusetts]. He had two older brothers....

Gordon Higgins describes basic training and the evaluations performed and placements made as well as the issuance of...

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