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William O’Brien was born in Dubuque, Iowa in June 1918. His real father passed away when he was four months old. His...

Donald Stratton recalls that none of the men were sleeping [Annotator's Note: when the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor...

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

John Laborde was at home and sitting down to Sunday lunch when he heard of the attack on Pearl Harbor. He was in ROTC [...

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

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

Thomas A. Tizzard Jr. was born in July 1924 in Echo, Louisiana. His family owned a farm and in 1938 they moved to New...

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

Thomas Murphy was born in New York City in 1926. His mother died during the birth and he was raised by guardians in...

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

Gene Alair did not find Navy life difficult. He really enjoyed it. After recieving his commission, he was assigned to...

Jimmie F. Dyer was born and raised on a farm in Castro County, Texas in April 1926. His dad was a farmer and there were...

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