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Schilperoort, Clarence Sinking of USS Houston (CA-30)
Clarence Schilperoot was aboard USS Houston (CA-30) on 1 February 1942 as it departed Jakarta, Java. The cruiser was en...
Villars, Robert SS Benjamin D. Wilson
Robert Villars returned to the Armed Guard center at the New Orleans Naval Station [Annotator's Note: in New Orleans,...
Kopp, Alois Start of the War and Loss of the USS Houston (CA-20)
Alois Kopp volunteered to go on the USS Houston (CA-30) in 1939 for deployment overseas. The ship was stationed in...
Jackson, Wilbur Submarine Action and War's End
Wilbur Lee Jackson knew the deck gun [Annotator’s Note: five inch, 25 caliber naval gun aboard the USS Bowfin (SS-287...
Shaw, Claude Surviving the Sinking of the USS Walke (DD-416)
Claude Bufford Shaw spent his entire wartime service in the Pacific, except for two short trips to the United States to...
Fulton, Robert The ABDA Fleet
Robert Fulton and the USS Houston (CA-30) did not obtain any ammunition from the Dutch. Added antiaircraft ammunition...
Clay, Russell The Battle of Kula Gulf
Russell Clay and the USS Helena (CL-50) headed for Kula Gulf. That was the same location that John Kennedy [Annotator's...
Bertucci, George The Battle of Surigao Strait
George Joseph Bertucci and the USS Mississippi (BB-41) participated in the Battle of Surigao Strait. The new and more...
Baker, Sterling The Pacific and Discharge
Sterling Baker was transferred out in the country to a Navy ammunition dump as a guard [Annotator's Note: near...
Huggins, Warren The USS Barnstable (APA-93)
Warren Huggins left San Francisco [Annotator’s Note: San Francisco, California] and headed for Manila [Annotator’s Note...
Amico, Thomas Travel and Entertainment
Thomas Amico's vessel [Annotator's Note: PT-155, Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 9 (MTBRon 9)] was moving "up the line" all...
Bucher, Francis Truman's Greatest Decision
Francis Bucher says the atomic bombs being dropped on Japan [Annotator's Note: nuclear weapons dropped on Hiroshima and...
Addison, Robert Tulagi and Guadalcanal
Robert Addison [Annotator’s Note: with the 1st Marine Raider Battalion] fought on Guadalcanal. The battle of Bloody...
Frisco, Paul USS Cushing (DD-797)'s Wartime Experiences
Paul J. Frisco was aboard a Fletcher-class destroyer, the USS Cushing (DD-797), during World War 2. He was impressed...
Hyland, Everett USS Memphis (CL-13)
Everett Hyland was on the radio gang on the Memphis [Annotator's Note: USS Memphis (CL-13)]. They picked up 200...
Rodrigues, Alfred USS Washington (BB-56)
Alfred Rodrigues reported aboard the Washington [Annotator's Note: USS Washington (BB-56)] as a five inch [Annotator's...
Griffith, Leon Various Stories
Leon Griffith was in the Philippines and was hunting Japanese who were on a mountain and firing artillery shells at...
Brennan, Lincoln War's End & Return Home
Lincoln D. Brennan Sr. was deployed to the Pacific Theater as an aviation metalsmith with Aircraft Repair Unit 145 (ARU...
Carraway, Myron Witness to Pearl Harbor Attack
Myron J. Carraway was waiting for breakfast when the Pearl Harbor attack began [Annotator's Note: Carraway was aboard...

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