Submarine warfare

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Lochra, Albert Going Overseas
Albert Pultz Lochra, Jr. went to Rapid City [Annotator's Note: Rapid City, South Dakota in 1944] for flight training in...
Chinnis, Edward Going to College and Losing His Brother
Edward Chinnis was ready to go home after the war but he did have a lot of fun in the Navy. After leaving the Navy, he...
Bianconi, Anthony Going to War
Anthony Bianconi was in dry dock [Annotator's Note: as a musician and ammunition bearer on the USS Philadelphia (CL-41...
Ward, Albert "Jim" Going to War in New Orleans
Albert James "Jim" Ward was born in September 1927 in New Orleans [Annotator's Note: New Orleans, Louisiana]. He was 14...
Brantley, Vernon Great Britain, France and Belgium
Vernon Brantley went to Europe on a British ship manned by sailors of all nationalities. They got two meals a day. The...
Oreck, David Great Depression and World Wars
David Oreck was not part of the CCC [Annotator's Note: Civilian Conservation Corps] program as he was too young, but he...
Wingo, Hugh Guadalcanal
Hugh Wingo and his unit trained at Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii] for a while before they went...
Robinson, Theodore "Ted" Guadalcanal
After a year, Theodore M. "Ted" Robinson's flotilla [Annotator's Note: Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 6 (MTBRon 6)] was...
Fisher, Clayton Guadalcanal and Losing the USS Wasp (CV-7)
[Annotator's Note: Clayton Fisher served in the Navy as a Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber pilot in Bombing Squadron 8...
Beard, Oral Guarding the Mississippi River
[Annotator's Note: Throughout this clip, a person off-camera comes in and out of the room.] Oral Russell Beard and his...
Langrall, Clarke Hauling Hazardous Cargo
When Clarke Langrall arrived at the gate leading to his ship [Annotator's Note: SS Vernon L. Kellogg], he was checked...
Trahan, Clifton Healing, War's End and Going Home
Clifton Trahan was hospitalized in Africa after being burned in a submarine attack while serving aboard the merchant...
Allen, James Henry Glinski
James Allen remembers Henry Glinski coming aboard with him. Glinski was a couple years older than Allen. Allen had...
McCaslin, Lorraine "Lorraine Taix" Her Brother's Loss at Sea
Lorainne McCaslin was about 15 years old and lying on the sofa in the family living room when she intercepted the...
Mesken, Lorraine Hysteria and Paranoia in the First Days of the War
Very soon, Lorraine Mesken became aware that the Japanese-American citizens in her area were being gathered at the...
Talley, Chester Idaho to Casablanca
Chester L. Talley was born in Idaho in 1921. He grew up with one older brother and one older sister. His father was a...
Childs, J. Impression, Then and Now
On the day of the attack on Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: Sunday, 7 December 1941], J. W. Childs saw one Japanese...
Shown, Donald Indianapolis and the Atomic Bomb
Donald Herbert Shown and his ship [Annotator’s Note: USS Indianapolis (CA-35)] completed delivery of atomic bomb [...
Brooks, Morton Into Battle and Captured
At the time of his overseas deployment, Morton Brooks had little knowledge about the German treatment of Jews, except...
Doss, Arles Into the Army and Homefront Work
Arles J. Doss was drafted into the Army in March 1944 and did his basic training in Little Rock, Arkansas. He trained...
Higgins, Gordon Into the Fray
Gordon Higgins traveled by train to Camp Shanks, New York, where troops were collecting before shipping out. He was...
Stiles, John Into the Pacific
John Stiles boarded the USS General Harry Taylor (AP-145). It was a troop ship and it was an interesting experience....
Hartman, Joseph Invading Normandy
Joseph Hartmann remembers that by 6:30 [Annotator's Note: on the morning of D-Day; the Allied invasion of Normandy,...
Bucher, Francis Invasion of Kiska
Francis Bucher was on Adak [Annotator's Note: Adak Island, Aleutian Islands, Alaska] when the invasion of Kiska [...
Spaetgens, William Invasion of Sicily
William Leo Spaetgens and his Navy crewmates aboard the SS Leslie M. Shaw (MC-0440) converted their Liberty Ship to a...
McCauley, Harry Iwo Jima and Okinawa
Harry McCauley and PC-800 stayed in Hawaii for about a month after their initial deployment to the Pacific. McCauley...
Hall, William Japanese Assault on Midway
William Hall heard a Japanese bomber fly a scouting mission over Midway Island. The squadron [Annotator's Note: Marine...
Skaggs, Jack Japanese Attack on Wake Island
Jack Skaggs heard about Pearl Harbor on Monday morning, 8 December 1941. [Annotator's Note: Wake Island is west of, and...
Kight, Otis Japanese Attack on Yorktown
Otis Kight was participating in flight operations when the Japanese attacked Yorktown [Annotator's Note: USS Yorktown (...
Johnson, Malcolm Japanese Prison Camps
Malcolm Johnson had been a civilian contractor on Wake Island when he was wounded and taken prisoner by the Japanese....
Ridyard, Herbert Joining the 94th Infantry Division
Herbert W. Ridyard joined the 94th Infantry Division in Mississippi. The division was going on maneuvers in Tennessee...
Meyer, Henry Joining the Coast Guard
After Henry T. Meyer graduated from high school, he enlisted in the service and went to boot camp where he received...
Grenny, Guy Joining the Navy
Guy Grenny was a cadet in ROTC [Annotator's Note: Reserve Officer Training Corps]. He was preparing for going to war....
Burr, John Joining the Navy
John Burr joined the Naval ROTC [Annotator's Note: Reserve Officer Training Corps] in college. He was always interested...
Schoonejans, Emil J. Joining the Navy and Cleared for Submarine Duty
Emil Schoonejans volunteered for service in the Navy. He originally wanted to go into the air force. He and a buddy...
Gangwere, Blanche "Blanche Gregory" Joining the Red Cross and Going Overseas
Blanche Gangwere was 26 and over the minimum age of 24 when she joined the Red Cross [Annotator's Note: American Red...

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