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Asked how he got a Japanese flag, Holly Rees said that nearly every enemy soldier carried one folded up on top of the...

Edward Bale was born in Dallas, Texas in 1920. He was the only child. His father was in the automobile tire business....

Although Archibald Higgins thought he would fly home. That did not happen. He sailed on a ship from Manila. The voyage...

Of all the ports Woods visited he liked Panama the best because it was like being back at home. There was a good...

Coleen Landry's father was an air raid warden and drills would be held weekly. His job included making sure there were...

Martin Brignac had no idea of what the Japanese were going to do along the coast. They had to try and do anything they...

Stewart Bass was aboard USS Yorktown (CV-10) when the Japanese kamikazes continuously attacked over the course of 51...

While in the Java Sea after sinking a ship, another Japanese ship tried to sink the USS Blenny (SS-324). The crew then...

Opal Grapes returned to the United States to study tropical medicine. She spent several months at Camp Siebert, Alabama...

John E. Johnson went back to the ship, but not all his crewmates did. After replacements came from a nearby receiving...

Chester Biernacki returned to the United States and was based at Treasure Island near San Francisco. While there on...

Harold C. Cook entered the Navy shortly after Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor,...

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