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Burke, Murphy V-J Day, POWs and Out of the Navy
Murphy Burke had a lot of respect for the Japanese; he thought they were good soldiers, and did their job with the few...
Mikus, John Vella Lavella
John Mikus, Jr. was with the old paratroopers on Vella Lavella [Annotator's Note: Battle of Vella Lavella, 15 August to...
Strait, Donald Victories and Losses
On returning from the flight that achieved Donald Strait his status as an Ace [Annotator's Note: a fighter pilot with...
Whitten, Sumner Victories at Midway and Guadalcanal
The guys at Midway knew that the Navy was out there but not where they were. Sumner Whitten was at Midway when an SBD [...
Johnson, Alfred Vietnam
Alfred A. Johnson, Jr. went to Vietnam in January 1964 and served in the Mekong Delta [Annotator's Note: located in...
Sparacino, Paul Vietnam War
Paul Sparacino was in the Philippines [Annotator's Note: aboard the USS Princeton (LPH-5)] when Vietnam [Annotator's...
McCowen, William Vietnam War and Cold War Experience
After World War 2 and the Korean War [Annotator's Note: 1950 to 1953], William McCowen served in the Vietnam War. He...
Ryan, Richard VJ-Day and Postwar Navy Service
When the United States dropped the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Richard Ryan was at the naval air station on...
Goyette, Donald Volunteering for Service on Iwo Jima
Donald F. Goyette spent time on Iwo Jima [Annotator's note: Iwo Jima, Japan]. When the Marines were preparing to invade...
Coolidge, Charles Vosges Mountains, the Medal of Honor and Lemberg
[Annotators note: Charles Coolidge starts this segment in the middle of conversation as the camera started recording...
Hill, James Vought F4U Corsair
James J. Hill flew the F4F Wildcat [Annotator's Note: Grumman F4F Wildcat fighter aircraft] which was the best, until...
Mayeur, Russell Voyaging as a Merchant Mariner
Russell Mayeur sailed on the Reaper [Annotator's Note: vessel name not verified] bound for South America with ports...
Stern, Herbert VT Fuses and the Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge [Annotator's Note: Battle of the Bulge or Ardennes Counteroffensive, 16 December 1944 to 25...
Gust, Darrell Wading in Shell Casings
[Annotator's Note: Darrell D. Gust served in the US Army Air Forces as a navigator aboard Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress...
Borne, Edwin Wake Island
Edwin Joseph Borne, Jr. was assigned to Wake Island as a member of the Marine Corps' 1st Defense Battalion. He had...
Hall, William Wake Island
William Hall reached North Island and was assigned to one of two Marine Corps fighter units being organized. Fighter...
Godbold, Bryghte Wake Island
Bryghte Davis Godbold and the Marines on Wake Island lived in tents. The civilians involved with island construction...
Borne, Edwin Wake's Final Defense
Edwin Joseph Borne, Jr. drove his truck to multiple locations on Wake Island in support of the defenders. The huge...
Linkous, Melvin Wales
Melvin Linkous had an intelligent man in his company [Annotator's Note: Cannon Company, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd...
Lucas, Jack Wallet and Parachutes
Jacklyn Lucas's wallet is on display at the D-Day Museum [Annotator's Note: The National WWII Museum in New Orleans,...
de Jonge, Wim War Comes to the Dutch East Indies
Wim de Jonge was drafted into the Dutch Army [Annotator's Note: de Jonge was drafted into the Koninklijk Nederlandsch-...
Shown, Donald War Comes to the Pacific
Donald Herbert Shown [Annotator’s Note: Shown had become a crewman aboard the USS Indianapolis (CA-35) in 1939] headed...
Bailey, Kenneth War Experiences
Kenneth H. Bailey and his future wife did a lot of talking about the war before he was drafted. In England, they...
Bolin, George War Losses and Later Research
George R. Bolin does not recall hearing of Brown [Annotator's Note: Brown Shipbuilding Company in Houston, Texas]...
Killam, Arthur War patrols
The first couple times Arthur Killam was depth charged it was a little hairy but he does not recall getting too upset...
Scholle, Donald War Patrols
Donald Scholle and his ship, the USS Spadefish (SS-411), sank 14 ships on its first patrol. On the second patrol, the...
Crump, Ralph War Production
At 18, Ralph Crump was awed by the work and the caliber of the professionals with whom he interacted [Annotator's Note...
Henry, Margaret War Years
Margaret Brewer Henry was born in Miami, Florida, but she grew up in Atlanta [Annotator's Note: Atlanta, Georgia]. She...
Nummer, Richard War's Brutality
Richard Nummer experienced the brutality of war on Iwo Jima. He and his buddies witnessed Japanese soldiers lying with...
DuBose, John War's End
John DuBose heard little current war news while onboard the SS Frenchtown. They did learn shortly after the end of the...
Brannan, Joseph War's End
Joseph Brannan remembered that the PT-305 had three engines but after living on it for about a year, he could not...
Beynon, Robert War's End
After the war ended, Dr. Robert Beynon and the USS Bowfin (SS-287) went to Long Island [Annotator's Note: Long Island,...
Brignac, Martin War's End
When Japan surrendered, Martin Brignac was on Ie-Shima working on an airstrip. He and another man decided to build a...
Fitzgerald, Ray War's End
Ray Fitzgerald rested when he went on leave in Sydney, Australia. The other crewmen sent a woman into his room and he...
Bleuler, Jack War's End
Jack H. Bleuler served as a tail gunner on a B-25 [Annotator's Note: North American B-25 Mitchell medium bomber] with...
Amico, Thomas War's End
Thomas Amico island-hopped for a year; the war was winding down; the big naval battles were over. Amico doesn't...

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