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Stone, Edward Aftermath of Attack on Pearl Harbor
Edward Stone realized that the United States was not prepared for war when the attack on Pearl Harbor happened. He saw...
Russell, Patrick Atomic Bombs and Postwar Career
Patrick Russell returned to the United States after the war. He received orders to report to Pensacola to form another...
Buell, Harold "Hal" Becoming a Naval Aviator
Harold Buell attended Parsons College in Iowa [Annotator's Note: Fairfield, Iowa] on an athletic scholarship. He was an...
Schmitt, Warren Combat Operations at Peleliu
Warren Schmitt and the USS Savo Island (CVE-78) sailed for their first enemy encounter at Peleliu Island. Despite...
Conter, Louis "Lou" Fatal Hit on the USS Arizona (BB-39)
Louis Conter was located between the USS Arizona (BB-39)'s turrets three and four during the attack. With the terrible...
Bass, Stewart Flight Incidents
Stewart Bass never crashed a plane but discusses an incident in Opa-locka, Florida when he was a aboard a TBM [...
Glass, Jack Good Commanders and Aerial Combat
Jack Glass believes that good commanders made the USS Enterprise (CV-6) such a good ship. There was hardly anyone in...
Tacket, Henry Guadalcanal and New Guinea
Henry A. Tacket was aboard the USS Heermann (DD-532) after the Battle of Eniwetok when the fleet was sent to a natural...
Taylor, Jack Hellcat Missions in the Pacific
Jack Taylor found the Japanese could not hold up to the F6F fighters [Annotator's Note: Grumman F6F Hellcat fighter...
Bass, Stewart Kamikazes and Zeros
Stewart Bass was aboard USS Yorktown (CV-10) when the Japanese kamikazes continuously attacked over the course of 51...
Schneider, Tony Missing Coral Sea and Heading to Midway
Schneider recounts that after the Marshall Islands raid in early February 1942, the USS Enterprise (CV-6) participated...
Hoff, Donald Nervous Pilots and Station HYPO
Donald Hoff was regularly assigned to fly with Ensign Stone. Hoff was used to flying with him and felt like they were a...
Tacket, Henry Postwar
Henry A. Tacket and the USS Heermann (DD-532) performed picket duty after the war ended. His destroyer was on watch to...
Ramage, James D. "Jig Dog" SBD Dauntless or the SB2c Helldiver
James Ramage was not pleased with the results [Annotator's Note: the results of the US Navy's attack on the Japanese...
Biernacki, Chester South Pacific Naval Actions
Chester Biernacki and his ship [Annotator's Note: USS Helena (CL-50)] were on the way to Guadalcanal when they met up...
Bass, Stewart The TBM Avenger
Stewart Bass flew a TBM Avenger [Annotator's Note: Grumman TBM Avenger torpedo bomber] during the Second World War. He...
Troemel, Ben Training and Assignment in the Pacific, Pearl Harbor and Postwar Education
Benjamin Troemel started training on seaplanes, and said he knew more about the sea than he did about planes in the...