"US Merchant Marine","US Army"

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William Disanza was born on 120th Street in Manhattan and grew up in the Bronx. In 1950 he got married and moved to New...

Any little thing William Disanza could do to help the natives he did. They loved it as well. It was American ingenuity...

When William Disanza had to urinate he would take a knife and dig a small hole to urinate in. Disanza always noted that...

William Disanza worked in the office for Falcon Buick. His job was to be the follow up guy. He would contact the...

William Disanza's business lasted over 30 years. The war did not change Disanza drastically. He was in the Civilian...

William Disanza is not positive about everything but he thinks the Great Depression could never repeat itself. Disanza...

William Disanza refused an order one time. They asked them to knock off a group of Japs. They always scouted ahead to...

On a rainy day William Disanza would work around the house. He did a variety of odd jobs with odd solutions and trick...

William Disanza had trains and tanks on the deck of his ship. The train cars were too big to fit underneath the deck....

William Disanza was happy to straighten the propeller issue out and get a new one back on. That was an experience they...

[Annotators Note: William DiSanza served in the army and was assigned to the Office of Strategic Services, or OSS, and...

William Disanza was in one group of guys but they had multiple outfits in Burma. There was an outfit called the 101...

William Disanza was in the Boy Scouts as a kid but it did not prepare him for Burma. Disanza had originally joined the...

William Disanza had a navy crew aboard his Merchant Marine ship. Their job was to handle the guns. They had a submarine...

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