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The Homeward Bound Pennant
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Raymond Bailey, USS Franklin (CV-13)
Raymond Bailey describes a horrible experience he had after the USS Franklin (CV-13) was hit by two bombs while operating off the coast of Japan in March 1945.
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Joseph LaNier, 23rd Special Naval Construction Battalion
Joseph LaNier describes two encounters he had with racism in the military, one of which surprised him.
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James Allen, USS Wahoo (SS-238)
James Allen describes his experiences aboard the USS Wahoo (SS-238) during her second war patrol in the waters off Guadalcanal.
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William “Bill” Roy, USS Yorktown (CV-5)
PhoM2c William “Bill” Roy describes his experiences aboard the USS Yorktown (CV-5) during the Battle of Midway.
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Jack Yussen, USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE-413)
Jack Yusen describes his experiences during the Battle Off Samar during which the USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE-413) and a handful of destroyers and destroyer escorts turned back a Japanese fleet.
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Charles Bishop, USS Piranha (SS-389)
Charles Bishop describes his experiences during the first patrol of the USS Piranha (SS-389).
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Stanley “Swede” Vejtasa, Scouting Squadron 5 (VS-5), USS Yorktown (CV-5)
Stanley “Swede” Vejtasa describes his experiences during the Battle of the Coral Sea on 7 May 1942.
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Ari Phoutrides, USS Laffey (DD-724)
Ari Phoutrides talks about experiencing a massive kamikaze attack one day while posted to Radar Picket Station #1 off the coast of Okinawa during which his ship was hit by four bombs and six kamikazes.
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Don Hoff, Scouting Squadron 6, USS Enterprise (CV-6)
Hear about Don Hoff’s experiences in the Battle of Midway as a radioman and gunner flying in SBD Dauntless dive-bombers.
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Harlan Twible, USS Indianapolis (CA-35)
After delivering vital parts to the island of Tinian for the atomic bomb that would be dropped on Hiroshima, the heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis was struck by two enemy torpedoes on July 29, 1945. The ship sank in twelve minutes.