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James L. Wheeler was born in Los Angeles, California, in February 1926. His father was a dairy man, and his mother was...

Raymond Urban was born in September 1920 in Bogalusa, Louisiana. They left there when he was young and moved around...

Joseph Townsend developed his own newspaper route. [Annotator’s Note: Townsend talks about selling newspapers.]...

Ferrier got to Pearl Harbor the day after the Hornet [Annotator's Note: USS Hornet CV-8, aircraft carrier] sailed. They...

Earl Dean Browning was born in January 1926 in Annawan, Illinois. [Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Browning what...

Frank George Memory worked mainly with the officers [Annotator’s Note: Memory was assistant navigator aboard the USS...

Elmer Koenig was interviewing teachers about why they were leaving. He taught in Los Angeles County [Annotator’s Note:...

Walter Knapps was born in February 1921 in New Roads, Louisiana. His mother died in a house fire when he was six years...

When Donald Hoff [Annotator's Note: a rear seat gunner and radio operator on Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bombers in...

In April 1940, Jack Holder enlisted in the Navy and completed bootcamp in San Diego, California. Boot camp was...

Armando Galella insists that the men and women in today's armed forces deserve the best Americans can give them,...

Merrill was aboard the Saratoga [Annotator's Note: USS Saratoga, CV-3] both times she was torpedoed.When they left...

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