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Salter, Cary Sent Overseas
Cary Salter went to Florida for flight training. He graduated as a second lieutenant in 1943. [Annotator’s Note: Salter...
Whiteside, Howard Service Aboard Ship
[Annotator’s Note: There is a person assisting the interviewee with answering Interviewer’s questions throughout the...
Whiteside, Howard Service Aboard Ship in the Pacific
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Clay, Russell Service Aboard the USS Houston (CL-81)
Russell Clay was assigned to the USS Houston (CL-81) which was being completed in Newport News, Virginia. He had his...
Taddeo, Al Service After the Blue Angels
Alfred Taddeo joined VF-5 [Annotator's Note: Fighting Squadron 5 (VF-5)] Baker which had formerly been VF-17 [Annotator...
Carman, Victor Service After the War
Victor K. Carman got to Japan on 1 August 1945. The bombs [Annotator's Note: nuclear weapons dropped on Hiroshima and...
Amundson, Adolph "A.W. Amundson" Service Around the Pacific
Adolph William Amundson was sent to Jacksonville, Florida to train in multi-engine planes. He flew PBY’s [Annotator's...
Payne, Robert Service Decisions
Robert Payne graduated OCS [Annotator's Note: Officer Candidate School] as a Second Lieutenant and his father gave him...
Neyland, Leedell Service Discharge
Leedell Neyland got the Legion of Honor Medal [Annotator’s Note: The Legion of Honor is the highest French order of...
Jarvis, Robert Service in Brisbane
In February 1944, Robert Jarvis’ regiment [Annotator’s Note: 534th Engineer Boat and Shore Regiment, 4th Engineer...
Harris, Robert Service in England
Robert Harris was based in England for one year at a base called Barkston Heath near Grantham. [Annotator’s Note: the...
Carlson, Clarence Service in England, Treating Patients and the B-26
When Clarence Carlson was assigned to England he had no idea what it would look like. The English were very good to...
Harned, Harley Service in Europe
Harley Harned boarded a converted luxury liner for transport to Europe. [Annotator’s Note: Someone comes into the...
Bachmann, George Service in Europe
George W. Bachmann, Junior [Annotator's Note: a waist gunner in the 367th Bombardment Squadron, 306th Bombardment Group...
Albarado, Nolan Service in Europe, End of the War and Going Home
Nolan Albarado survived the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and remained in Hawaii until 1943. He returned to the...
Moore, Frederick Service in India, Going Home and Discharge
Classified for pilot training, Frederick Moore was transferred from Boston, Massachusetts to California where he...
Long, Harold Service in Manila
When Harold Long graduated from Harvard [Annotator's Note: Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts], he was...
Bannai, Paul Service in New Guinea, Borneo and the Philippines
Paul Bannai joined the Allied Translator Interpreter Service [Annotator's Note: referred to as ATIS], which served all...
Wilkerson, H. Service in the Film Industry, Korea and Vietnam
At Camp Pendleton, Company H [Annotator's Note: Company H, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment] was assigned to work...
Hughes, William Service in the Merchant Marine
William B. Hughes first sailed on the SS Joseph Hamilton and that was followed by the USAHS Wisteria. The Hamilton was...
Pugh, Thomas Service in the Pacific
Later on, Thomas Edward Pugh sailed through a storm. He landed in Auckland, New Zealand and was put on a truck that...
Hebert, Richard Service in the Philippines
After completing basic training in the Army, Richard Hebert, Sr. was shipped to California and then boarded a troop...
Crowley, Daniel Service in the Philippines
Daniel Crowley and a couple of his friends were sent on the USS Leonard Wood (APA-12) to the Philippines. He recalled...
Hicks, Ora Pierce Service Integration and Europe
After returning to the camp [Annotator's Note: Fort Huachuca, Arizona], Ora Hicks was transferred to a German POW [...
Harris, Robert Service Overview
Robert Harris was born in Knoxville, Tennessee in 1922. The years of the Great Depression were tough. It hit hard in...
Semiatin, Morris Service Overview
Morris Semiatin was born in June 1926 in Baltimore, Maryland. He knew in the late 1930s that there was war going on. He...
Block, Louis Service Overview
Louis Block was born in December 1926 in Chicago, Illinois. He grew up and went to school there. He lost his mother at...
Abadie, Melvin Serving Aboard the USS Appalachian (AGC-1)
Melvin Abadie spent two weeks in Pearl Harbor. He was assigned to the USS Appalachian (AGC-1). He was not connected to...
Conter, Louis "Lou" Serving Aboard the USS Arizona
Louis Conter accompanied a friend's brother to the Navy recruiting station so that the individual could reenlist....
Stratton, Donald Serving Aboard the USS Arizona (BB-39)
Donald Stratton is from Red Cloud, Nebraska. His family was farmers early on in their lives. Stratton had one sister...
Conter, Louis "Lou" Serving Aboard the USS Arizona (BB-39)
Louis Conter left boot camp in San Diego, California with the knowledge that he was to be assigned to the battleship...
Miller, Sam Serving Aboard the USS Edgecombe (APA-164)
Sam L. Miller reported aboard the USS Edgecombe (APA-164) in San Francisco [Annotator's Note: San Francisco, California...
Flynn, David Serving Aboard the USS Houston (CA-30) and the Attack on Pearl Harbor
David Flynn describes life on the Houston [Annotator's Note: USS Houston (CA-30)] as very busy; he never had a chance...
Bruce, Charles Serving Aboard the USS Lander (APA-178)
Charles Bruce was on the USS Lander (APA-178). Their job was to haul men and equipment wherever they needed to go. They...
Chatterton, Charles Serving Aboard the USS LCI(L)-334
In March 1944, at Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands, Charles Chatterton was assigned to the USS LCI(L)-334 [Annotator'...
Spencer, Wallace "Wallace Smigiro" Serving Aboard USS Essex (CV-9)
Wallace Spencer was in Sampson, New York [Annotator's Note: Naval Training Station Sampson in Sampson, New York] for a...

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