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After the war, Wesley Fronk was accepted to the University of California, Berkeley. A friend of his worked for the Vega...

The Korean War [Annotator's Note: 1950 through 1953] broke out in June 1950 and James Shelton Scales did not realize he...

Alvin Barnes was drafted into the Navy. He previously knew he would have to serve. He had no problem with boot camp. He...

Marie Rankart believes that museums like The National WWII Museum are important in many ways. The Museum represents...

Richard R. Ruess believes it is significant to have The National WWII Museum [Annotator's Note: in New Orleans,...

From his vantage point, Charles Kitowski could tell that the war was shifting in favor of the Allies. The Italian...

Arthur Smith was stationed at La Maddalena [Annotator's Note: Advanced Base La Maddalena, Sardinia, Italy]. Pop Bond [...

Jake Ussery and the Langley [Annotator's Note: USS Langley (CVL-27)] began to prepare for Okinawa soon after departing...

Mahlen Arledge participated in a ceremony when he crossed the equator. [Annotator's Note: The ceremony of conversion...

Anna Maria Giamberardino was born in May 1931 in Ventimiglia, Italy, near France. Her father worked for the railroad,...

Max Finesmith was born in 1920 in Wilmington, Delaware. He grew up during the Depression. His parents emigrated from...

While serving in England, there was a ship that gave Lee O. McKinnon and his ship [Annotator's Note: the USS Calvert (...

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