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Harold Bergbower completed high school then entered the service at age 19. He was 21 years old when Pearl Harbor was...

Lorraine Achee could not believe the Japanese had attacked Pearl Harbor and she did not really understand it. They had...

James Sandoz was drafted in 1943. He was at school when Japan invaded [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on Pearl...

Royce Jarrell was born in November 1924 and grew up in DeRidder, Louisiana. He was 17 years old and attending...

Josephine Reeves was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in April 1919. Growing up, Reeves attended the West Catholic...

After combat on Tinian ended and the island was secured, Ira Schilling was sent to Hawaii. First, however, he reported...

Norris Elwyn Gwin was born in June 1925 in Cleveland, Ohio. He was an only child. His father was a veteran of World War...

Wilbur Rogers moved easily from civilian to military life because his pre-enlistment days were more strenuous than that...

[Annotator's Note: Robert Rupp was stationed at Fort Riley, Kansas when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 7...

After Pearl Harbor, Herbert Gross was drafted. He had a brief basic training program. By August 1942, he had started...

John Finn stayed on .30 and .50 caliber machine guns throughout the battle, but couldn't be sure if he shot down any...

Alois Kopp was pleased that the two atomic bombs were dropped. They saved lives in the long run. Both Allied and...

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