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Robert Swan and three other guys in his squadron [Annotator's Note: Patrol Squadron 44 (VP-44)] rented a house. Each...

Charles Slay was born in December 1921 in Holloway, Louisiana. He was one of the first boys in the area to finish high...

On that Saturday [Annotator's Note: 6 December 1941], Archie Kelley's uncle Bruce [Annotator's Note: US Navy Commander...

Louis Conter arrived onboard the USS Arizona (BB-39) in Pearl Harbor on 5 December 1941 following practice firing and...

Frank Purvis volunteered before Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 7...

After graduating from Alcee Fortier high school, New Orleans, Louisiana, Thomas Wicker attended Tulane University, New...

Henry Heim was glad to accomplish what he did. He is proud that he got to fight for his country. He was worried he...

At Pearl Harbor, Sherwin Callander was reassigned to the sea plane tender USS Wright (AV-1). The vessel carried men and...

Harley Bridger was born in November 1923 in Searcy, Arkansas. He grew up in White County and his early days were great...

William Anderson was born in August 1924 in Weldon, Iowa. He grew up on a farm and remembers milking cows before he...

Jack Linscott was 16 years old when the war broke out. He did not know there was something going on in the Pacific. The...

David Flynn describes life on the Houston [Annotator's Note: USS Houston (CA-30)] as very busy; he never had a chance...

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