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Robert Savage was assigned as the radio man on the USS Springfield (CL-66), which received orders to escort a heavy...

Donald H. "Don" Bee served two years in the Navy. He heard about the atomic bombs [Annotator's Note: nuclear weapons...

Howard Ricks had several close calls during the Battle of Iwo Jima. A friend was hit by artillery fire and Ricks...

William McCowen [Annotator's Note: in pilot training in Texas after the war] was on the honors committee in the cadets...

As a 13 year old, David Yoho did not have friends of draft age. He did keep company with older boys and took on a tough...

Richard Witaker spent six months in China with the 6th Marine Division after the war. He returned to the United States...

When Company I came to the relief of a decimated Company K, George Peto, who served as a forward mortar observer,...

Richard Bennett recalled a patrol near Palau when PBYs [Annotator's Note: Consolidated PBY Catalina flying boat] picked...

While Raymond Wells was in the hospital a driver picked him up and when he got back to his company [Annotator's Note:...

Arthur Jackson had been influenced by Marine pilots and wanted to fly. At the recruiting office he took the aviation...

George Morgan had the unique experience of entering Tokyo Bay prior to the Japanese surrender. His ship was anchored...

Stewart Bass flew off the Lexington [Annotator's Note: USS Lexington (CV-16)] to the Japanese home islands over Tokyo...

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