Survival at sea

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Swanson, Richard Rescuing Survivors of the SS Dorchester
[Annotator's Note: Richard Swanson was assigned to the USCGC Comanche (WPG-76) on escort duty for the troop transport...
McGill, John Returning Home
John McGill was in Pisa [Annotator's Note: Pisa, Italy] when the war ended. He had just over the number of necessary...
Downs, Raymond Returning Home
Raymond Downs and his family were taken to a hospital in Morgan City, Louisiana. They were not allowed to call their...
Smith, John Returning Home
John Smith was out on a patrol miles into enemy territory when he was "relieved of all hazardous duty" and told he was...
Higgins, Gordon Returning Home
While waiting to go home, Gordon Higgins drove a jeep and an ambulance. He also ran a "pro station," where soldiers...
Notebaert, Richard Returning Home and Dealing with the Sand in Africa
Returning to the United States on a Liberty ship [Annotator's Note: a class of quickly produced cargo ship], Richard...
Lewis, Donald Returning to the United States
Donald Lewis was taken to Glasgow [Annotator's Note: Glasgow, Scotland]. They were issued gas masks. In World War 1,...
Fatora, Jerome River Crossings and Surrendering
Jerome Fatora was on the front lines in the area of the Saar River for about six months during which time he "never got...
Roy, William Roy's Films of the USS Yorktown (CV-5) at Midway
[Annotator's Note: William Roy reviews a series of motion pictures clips he captured during the Battle of Midway in...
Lee, Edward Saved by a Miracle
The newly commissioned USS Cavalier (APA-37), with Edward Lee Allesandro aboard, picked up Seabees [Annotator's Note:...
Cole, Arles Saving Dorie Miller and the BB-48 Ensign
Arles E. Cole [Annotator’s Note: a quartermaster on the USS West Virginia (BB-48) on the morning of 7 December 1941...
Schneider, Tony Schneider's Experiences in the Battle of Midway
As a pilot in VB-6 [Annotator's Note: Bombing Squadron 6 (VB-6)], Tony Schneider sailed aboard the USS Enterprise (CV-6...
Strait, Perry Seagoing Training and Voyages
Perry Strait found the training he was given by the Maritime Service [Annotator's Note: United States Maritime Service...
Dickinson, Robert Second and Third War Patrols
Between his first and second patrols Robert Dickinson was on the island of Hawaii for rest and relaxation. A relief...
Langrall, Clarke Second Voyage Aboard the SS Vernon L. Kellogg
On his second voyage [Annotator's Note: as an engineering officer aboard the SS Vernon L. Kellogg], Clarke Langrall was...
Meisel, Judith Seeking Sanctuary
Judith Meisel and her sister were treated nicely at the convent [Annotator's Note: they had just escaped a death march...
Noack, John Segment 10
John Noack went on to fly on 1 December to fly his 13th mission. It also happened to be Noack’s 24th birthday. He came...
Vejtasa, Stanley Segment 13
One of the new pilots from Vejtasa's group got lost during the battle. He tried to make it to Guadalcanal but couldn't...
Yellin, Jerome "Jerry" Segment 2
In January 1944, Yellin was sent to Thunderbird Field in Arizona. That was where he took his primary training. He was...
Monpat, Raymond Segment 2
The Evans [Annotator's Note: US Navy destroyer USS Evans (DD-552)] was a Fletcher Class destroyer of 2100 tons.Life on...
Brooks, Howard Segment 3
On the evening of 28 February [Annotator's Note: 28 February 1942] they left the area they had been fighting in and...
Yellin, Jerome "Jerry" Segment 3
Yellin had to fly the next day after he bailed out in the ocean. He notes that the P-40 was a great airplane. There was...
Barnes, William Segment 3
William Barnes was aboard USS PC-590 when it was thrown onto the reef which surrounds Midway atoll. After making...
Wiley, Delmar Segment 3
After Yorktown [Annotator's Note: USS Yorktown, CV-5] left Pearl Harbor for Midway she took on the Saratoga Air Group [...
Myers, Leroy Segment 4
They loaded the back of their rig. They took the ballast off and put the goods in there so they did not go hungry. They...
Feightner, Edward "Whitey" Segment 4
Butch O'Hare [Annotator's Note: Edward Henry “Butch” O’Hare] really invented the Thatch Weave and Thatch's name was...
Karr, Robert Segment 5
Karr recalls having to go up on deck with buckets of water from down below. One of the times he went up to dump a...
Crain, Joe Segment 5
The Germans would use flares at night and drop them over the American convoy. At night this would illuminate the fleet...
Wiley, Delmar Segment 5
Wiley noted that there were no other survivors of his plane. His wingman returned to the Enterprise [Annotator's Note:...
Hopkins, Lewis Segment 6
As they went out, they saw a lone destroyer or possibly a light cruiser. They went to find the carrier but they did not...
Wiley, Delmar Segment 6
Wiley was put into a shack and slept the night there. That night he met the Chief of the tribe and was taken to a...
Baptiste, Wallace Segment 6
Baptiste was involved in 12 or 14 different battles in the Solomons. They lost heavily on the heavy cruisers like the...
Karr, Robert Segment 7
They were escorting 1 of the carriers and their flight crew. Their flight crew got caught out at night. They attempted...
Wiley, Delmar Segment 7
Wiley discussed how the natives found a large canoe that they could use. They filled the holes in the canoe with sap...
Wiley, Delmar Segment 8
The survivors hiked down the mountain to an enormous canoe that had paddlers down both sides with space in the middle....
Crump, Ralph Segment 9
Crump and the Chief Engineer had done some work when the seas were calm. The Chief Engineer felt that there was a...

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