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Erik Johnsen served in the US Merchant Marine during World War 2. As a result of the war, his father realized his dream...

Erik Johnsen served in the US Merchant Marine during World War 2. Thinking about the war, he says that during it he...

William B. Hughes was born in April 1927 in Nashville, Tennessee. Nashville was a country town at that time. His father...

William B. Hughes was sent to Merchant Marine boot camp in St. Petersburg, Florida. Afterward, he went to New Orleans...

William B. Hughes sailed on the hospital ship USAHS Wisteria on his second voyage. He was assigned a fire station but...

William B. Hughes knew he wanted to be a soldier when he first saw his brother in uniform. He eventually joined the...

William B. Hughes first sailed on the SS Joseph Hamilton and that was followed by the USAHS Wisteria. The Hamilton was...

William B. Hughes was in Wiesbaden during the occupation [Annotator's Note: Hughes was in Germany serving in the United...

David Yoho was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in August 1928 and grew up in the inner city. He had two sisters....

William B. Hughes drove trucks after the war. He was proud of his safe driving record. His brother was in the Battle of...

As a 13 year old, David Yoho did not have friends of draft age. He did keep company with older boys and took on a tough...

When David Yoho went through boot camp, it was great except for his troubled background. He kept getting into trouble...

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