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Davis Gordon Mayes was born in February 1919 in Pontotoc, Texas. During his service in World War 2, he served on the...

Moses Hogan was on the USS Montgomery (DD-121) when Pearl Harbor was attacked. As one of three stewards, he cooked and...

On 7 December 1941 [Annotator's Note: The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 7 December 1941], John Edward...

Martin Brignac went into the service on 5 June 1941 and went to Camp Callan, California for basic training. Most were...

Joel Varner was born in October 1923 in Senatobia, Mississippi. He attended high school and junior college there. He...

John Finn was on the opposite side of the island from Pearl Harbor, at Kaneohe Bay, and he heard terrible explosions,...

Arles E. Cole [Annotator’s Note: a quartermaster on the USS West Virginia (BB-48) on the morning of 7 December 1941...

On 7 December 1941 [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 7 December 1941], Robert Taylor...

Michael Mickey Ganitch enjoyed the sights and sports in Pearl Harbor. He was a bit of a loner because he did not drink...

Jack Pierce was born in 1921 and grew up near Kirbyville [Annotator’s Note: Kirbyville, Texas] in a sawmill town called...

Reflecting on the 7 December 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Lauren Bruner still gets emotional. He discusses a...

Gerald V. West was born in Glens Falls, New York in October 1919. His family owned a farm of about 140 acres and West's...

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