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• Text: ...his first name (48:46) He did not run his church, but he produced music. He released an album, and performed at the Apollo Theater in New York City (48:15) He wrote many different motivational and faith based texts, and worked in theater (48:56) He was promoted from sales rep all...

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• Description: ...Jay Shook served in the US Navy in World War II and the Korean War. He served in the Pacific Theater in World War II on the USS Bailey, a destroyer, and escorted LSI's and LSG's in to landing zones. During the Korean War, Jay served on the USS Bryce Canyon, a Destroyer class maint...

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• Text: ...in the local area (00:09:48:00) o At the time, the soldiers were being trained for the possibility of combat in the European theater (00:10:35:00) § In fact, DeWitt and the other soldiers made it as far as Boston, Massachusetts before General Douglas McArthur decided he needed their divisi...

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• Description: ...Fred Bernhardt enlisted in the Marines at the age of 17 in early 1944. He served in the Pacific Theater of WWII as an artillery observer for naval bombardments. He also served as a guard of the atomic bomb which was dropped on Nagasaki, and was part of the post-war occupation force as an ...

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• Text: ...d in Basic Training (11:40) • Was in a supply unit, so was never without supplies (12:00) • Had bowling alleys and movie theaters to keep them entertained (12:50) • Had a chance while in Germany to go to Augsburg, and had a month of convalescent leave (14:00) • Visited an exchange s...

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• Text: ...HOMETOWN Bailey, MI ACnVlTY DURING wwn RADIO OPERA TOR, WAIST GUNNER, B-25'S 12TH AIR FORCE. NORTH AFRICA, EUROPEAN THEATER, 70 MISSIONS, 3 YEARS SERVICE, 1 YEAR OVERSEAS. 1942-1945. http://www.wwiimemoriaLcom/registry1search/plaq.asp ?HonoreeID= 156357&p...

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• Text: ...rget while still keeping the bomber in formation (00:21:17:00)  Later in the war, the bombing method used in the European theater of only having the bombardier on the lead bomber using the bombsight spread over to the Pacific theater (00:21:28:00)  Once that method started be...

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• Description: ...curred after WWII had ended, McMillan's story still provides a unique perspective on post-WW II conflict in the Pacific Theater. This account details how tension and confusion continued well into the post-WWII years. He talks briefly about the role of the United Service Organization an...

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• Description: He worked with the Merchant Marines in the transport of supplies throughout the Pacific Theater. He discusses what he was doing before the war, his experiences in working with the Merchant Marines, the various places he visited in the Navy and what happened after the war.
• Text: ...Interview Notes (Length: 0:51:29) Raymond Frederick World War II Veteran: Pacific Theater United States Navy: 05/44 – 02/46 (00:00) Early Years: ™ Born in Kansas during the height of “Oil Boom” ™ Father was an oil field worker, came from a ranch in west Kansas near Greensb...

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• Description: ...he discusses his pre-enlistment, enlistment and training in the U.S. and the Pacific. Serving his active duty in the Pacific Theater, Vander Veen gives one a brief but detailed perspective of what island-hopping fighting was like specifically focusing on the fighting on Okinawa. He then dis...
• Text: ...t a little atoll called Ulithi Atoll, Yap, Micronesia. Describes how it was the largest convoy invasion fleet in the Pacific Theater of WWII. The place that they met was the sight of where the aircraft carrier, [USS Franklin] had been bombed and sunk [not sunk, but very badly damaged] killi...

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• Text: ...following 2 Bronze Battle Stars for the Rhineland and Central Europe Campaigns American Theater Ribbon EAME Theater Ribbon (not sure exactly what these letters stand for but I believe it is the European Theater) 3 Overseas Service Bars Victory Medal Expert, Ml Rifle Seco...

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• Text: ...rance (9:00) Ended up serving with an infantry unit instead (9:20) Was shipped to California to trained to be in the Pacific theater, then went to Washington to embark (10:00) Took an Army transport to Hawaii (10:20) Trained in the hills of Hawaii for the invasion of Okinawa (10:45)  �...