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Long, Donald Aftermath of Pearl Harbor
Donald Long did not know what to make of the attack on Pearl Harbor and Hawaii. [Annotator's Note: The Japanese attack...
Tacket, Henry Early Life
Henry A. Tacket remembered harsh storms in Alaskan waters and a plane crash in Florida as his most memorable...
Dymnicki, Francis Early Life
Francis Dymnicki was born in Yonkers, New York and lived there for ten years during the Depression until his father...
Dean, Donald Early Life, the Draft and Enlistment
Donald Dean was born in March 1926 in Salina, Kansas. His father was in the insurance business, and the family moved...
Pizzolongo, Paul From Pearl Harbor to England to Paris
Paul Pizzolongo was already in the Army and was returning from maneuvers in Pennsylvania when he heard about Pearl...
Lorenzen, Angus Interred in Manila
There was a nice beach [Annotator's Note: in a cove along the Batang Peninsula] where Angus Lorenzen and his fellow...
Weatherwax, Clarence "Uncle Herb" Island Life After Pearl Harbor
Clarence Herbert Weatherwax was at home on the morning of the attack. He heard a loud explosion but did not know what...
Crosby, Thomas Loss of the Philippines Islands
Thomas Crosby remembered soon after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, they attacked the Philippines. Using...
Gatewood, Otis Pearl Harbor, the Draft and Action in Europe
The ongoing hostilities in Europe and Japan were not discussed in Otis Gatewood's circles until Japan attacked Pearl...
Long, Donald Reconnaissance Duty
Donald Long performed defensive beach guard duty in the aftermath of the Pearl Harbor attack. Shortly afterward, he...
Shoemaker, James The Attack on Pearl Harbor
On 7 December 1941, James Shoemaker was reading the Sunday comics, when he heard explosions. He went outside to see...
Mesken, Lorraine The Difference a Day Made: 7 December 1941
Lorraine Mesken remembers the Sunday that Pearl Harbor was attacked [Annotator's Note: Sunday, 7 December 1941] started...
Oreck, David Thoughts on Circumstances of Battle
David Oreck was in Minneapolis, Minnesota when he heard of the attack on Pearl Harbor. He and many others had never...
Harper, Douglas Under Attack
Douglas Harper stayed at the receiving station for six weeks then moved to target repair at Bishop's Point, working on...