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Tacket, Henry After the Battle of Samar
Henry A. Tacket was aboard the USS Heermann (DD-532) during the Battle off Samar. Battle damage examination afterward...
Miksa, Robert Army Training
Bob Miksa [Annotator’s Note: Robert Miksa] was inducted into the service at Camp Grant, Illinois then sent to Camp...
Lindquist, Donald Atomic Bombs and Ships
Donald Lindquist, of the US Merchant Marine, was likely in Ulithi or the Philippines, when the United States dropped...
Gwin, Norris Becoming a Marine
Norris Gwin went to Parris Island, South Carolina for boot camp. He soon learned that training was not easy. The day...
Maltbie, Archie Becoming a Pilot
Archie Maltbie was called up by the air force in January 1943. After going through the selection school in order to...
Zimmer, Mitchell Becoming a Sailor
Mitchell Zimmer attended boot camp at Newport, Rhode Island. He went to special training in San Diego. He was assigned...
Sharp, Horace Becoming a Soldier
Horace Sharp found himself in the Army on a troop train headed to the southeast [Annotator's Note: Sharp was inducted...
Lombardo, Frank Becoming a Soldier and Overseas Deployment
Frank Lombardo was inducted into the service and became a private in the Army [Annotator's Note: on 5 March 1942]. His...
Viani, Bruno Becoming an Officer
Bruno Viani was asked by his company commander if he would consider applying for OCS [Annotator's Note: Office...
Abbenhaus, Gerald Breaking the Siegfried Line
Gerald Abbenhaus went overseas November 1944 [Annotator's Note: as an infantry officer in Company H, 2nd Battalion,...
Knutson, Caroll Early Life and Joining the USAAF
Carroll Knutson was born in March 1924 in Santa Monica, California. Both his parents had children from their previous...
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...