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Keller, Fred Early Life, Drafted into the Navy, and Deployment
Fred L. Keller Jr. was born Algiers, Louisiana in January 1924. After he graduated high school, he got a job working at...
Oney, James Air Raids and Bougainville
James Oney was scared when bombs were falling [Annotator's Note: during air raids on Stirling Island, Treasury Islands...
Lopez, Lionel New Guinea
Lionel Lopez would have followed his captain anywhere. He was half-Indian. He was a fighting man. Lopez carried an M1 [...
Schneider, Tony First Squadron Assignment and the Attack on Pearl Harbor
Tony Schneider reported to VB-6 [Annotator's Note: Bombing Squadron 6 (VB-6)] in 1940. The squadron was assigned to the...
Gubish, Charles Reflections
Charles Gubish could not remember much after being wounded [Annotator's Note: while serving with the 9th Marine...
Bourgeois, Henry "Hank" Colorful Characters, Ditching and Interactions with Native Islanders
[Annotator's Note: Henry Bourgeois served in the USMC as a pilot flying Vought F4U Corsair fighter aircraft with Marine...
Van Wart, Fergus Prewar Life and Piloting Higgins Boats
Fergus Van Wart was born in August 1926 in Dallas, Texas. He was an only child. He went to high school in Dallas and...
Eads, Arthur Iwo Jima and Occupation Duty
On 19 February 1945, Arthur L. Eads [Annotator's Note: as a first class shipfitter for the 133rd Naval Construction...
Pierce, William "Bill" Luck
William Pierce reveals a lucky find of a BAR [Annotator's Note: Browning Automatic Rifle] trigger assembly with a hand...
Gehrett, John Postwar Life
John Gehrett [Annotator's Note: as a Supply Officer of a Navy D2 Supply Unit] participated in the occupation of Japan...
Greason, William Overview of Life Experiences
William H. Greason was born in September 1924 in Atlanta, Georgia. The middle child of five, Greason credits his...
Mittleman, Harvey Overseas to the Pacific
Harvey Mittleman [Annotator's Note: with the 58th Naval Construction Battalion, also known as Seabees] was shipped from...

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