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| adam_text | TABLE
OF
CONTENTS
Foreword
........................................................ix
Introduction
......................................................xi
THE PACIFIC
THEATER
Pearl Harbor Attacked
...........................................2
Remembering the Attack at Pearl Harbor, by Alfred Sidebottom
..............3
A Pearl Harbor Survivor, by Joseph A. Ruggles
............................6
A Story of a U.S. Navy Gunners Mate, First Class, by Russell E. Day
.........8
Doolittle s Raid
.................................................11
My Brush with History, by Jerry Fisher
................................12
Twenty-two Months Aboard the USS Enterprise, by Albert
Fred Blumer......14
The Battle for the Pacific
.......................................16
Forgiven Tears, by Troy Burgess
.......................................18
My First Zero, by Leonard Frame
.....................................20
Receiving the Bronze Star, by Thomas McLaughlin
.......................23
The WWII Experience of
Lt. William
Stella, by
Wilma
Stella
.............26
Two Families, by Manuel Toledo
......................................29
A Telescopic View of the Past, by Leon Rockwell
.........................32
Jess Story, by Jess Woodward
.........................................35
Bells, by Louis L. Bestenheider
........................................38
Borneo Break: A War Story, by Robert E. Dyer
..........................40
Mystery in New Guinea, by Edward Roddy
..............................42
A Close Call, by Jack Knight
.........................................45
bi the Drink, by Lowell Ivan
Horton
...................................48
Operation Barney, by Robert Owens
...................................50
The Bataan Death March
.......................................54
Wild Bill s War Story, by Bill Begley
...................................55
A POW from the Bataan Death March, by Jay Rye
.......................58
The China-Burma-India Theater
.................................60
Longburst: The Story of Fighting with the Flying Tigers,
by Jim Dumas, Jr.
..............................................61
My Military Career, by George Delbert Middleton
.........................65
STORIES OF SERVICE
Okinawa
.......................................................68
I Love My Flag, by Victor Smith
......................................69
First and Last, by Charles H. Jones
....................................71
Okinawa: World War
П,
1945-1946,
by Betty Jane Lynch
..................73
A Good Friend Lost, by Herbert Spencer
...............................75
An Excerpt from ACE, a Marine Night-Fighter Pilot, by R. Bruce Porter
.....78
Letters Home: July
23, 1945,
to August
28, 1945,
by Richard Y.Johnson
......83
Uncle Smoke s Story, by Hubert B. Doc Harmon
........................86
THE EUROPEAN THEATER
North Africa and the Mediterranean
............................90
Forgotten Heroes, by Harold Coon
....................................91
War Stories, by Thomas Gilpin
.......................................93
Recollections of World War II, by Hugh E. Johnston
......................96
The Story of a U.S. Navy Gunner Mate, by Fred Nicholson
................98
Unsung Heroes, by Robert
Brummer..................................100
The Invasion of Normandy
.....................................103
I m Not
Oby,
You re Not Okay, That s
Oby,
God Heals,
by Stan Lindquist
..............................................104
Following Your Intuition May Save Your Life, by Jose Sanchez
Solazar,
Sr.
... 106
In Honor of My Brother, Harold, by Stanford S. Lee
....................109
The Battle of the Bulge
........................................112
A Soldier with a Thousand Lives, by Juan Cedillo
.......................113
The Battle of the Bulge, by Art Hill
..................................116
Remembering the Battle of the Bulge, by
Leroy
Jenks
....................118
A Prisoner of War Remembers the Battle of the Bulge,
by Judge Frank J. Creede, Jr.
.....................................120
The Air War in Europe
.........................................123
Flying the PT19s, by Robert Francis Dunbar
............................124
Wartime Memories of One Air Force Man, by Eugene Enderson
...........126
The Florence of the North : My Spiritual Return, by Kilulu
Von
Prince
.... 131
The Strawberry Blonde, by George
Kastner............................134
Serving My Country: From Dec.
1942—
Sept.
1945,
by Fred Loring
........136
Two Engines Down, Two To Go, by George Martin
.....................138
The Gunnery Glider Pilot, by Glen McKinney
..........................140
A Scot Who Served in World War II, by William Swinton McLeod, Jr.
......142
Remembering WWII, by Carl Nichols
................................144
vi
STORIES OF SERVICE
Victory In Europe
..............................................147
A Lost BAR, and an Unlikely Prayer, by John
Costello
....................148
APOWStory, byEdwardH. Daves
..................................151
Odyssey of a Kriegie , by Charles D. (Mac) McMullen
...................156
World War II as I Saw It, by Vernon Schmidt
...........................161
Dachau, by Ellis Anderson
..........................................164
STORIES FROM THE HOME FRONT
The Home Front
...............................................168
War and Dad, by Maude Norris
......................................169
On the Home Front, by WE. Burgstaller
..............................172
The War Years, by Nina York Coon
...................................176
Shipyards, by Thelma Wyman
.......................................178
Life on the Home Front
—
World War
П,
by Aileen Bos
..................181
Japanese-Americans and the War
..............................184
My Hero, by Carolyn Tanaka
........................................185
Internment, by Carolyn Tanaka
......................................187
The Irony of Wartime Adulthood: A Twist Of Fate, by William Tokumoto
... 189
Letter to Noreen, by June Yamasaki
..................................192
My Life in Internment Camps During World War II, by Hitoshi
Jamada
.... 194
Just As Red, by Ike Ikeda
...........................................197
A Fall Day, by June Yamasaki
.......................................199
Stateside Service
..............................................201
Leaving Home to Go to War, by George Kerber
.........................202
The Pursuit of Flight, by Chris Christensen
............................204
Myth or Truth, by Harold Comstock
..................................206
July Flying Over Florida, by James Warwick
...........................208
A Sailor in the Dirt Navy, by Gene Bos
................................211
Departure from Iceland, by Russell H. Hinds
...........................214
Women in the Military
........................................217
The WWII Story of Seaman Penny Mirigian,
by Penny Mirigian-Emerzian
.....................................218
Duty Calls, by Dorothy Dormandy
....................................221
On Serving the War Effort, by Edna Daves
............................224
WAVES—We Did Our Part, Too, by Betty Bragg Clark
..................227
A Corpus
Christi
Hurricane, by Helen Caraway
.........................230
For the Convenience of the Government, by
Vera Thacker................233
VII
STORIES OF SERVICE
Epilogue: Victory in the Pacific
.................................236
Appendix: Contributors Rank and Service
......................237
Index
.........................................................239
About the Author
.............................................244
VIII
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TABLE
OF
CONTENTS
Foreword
.ix
Introduction
.xi
THE PACIFIC
THEATER
Pearl Harbor Attacked
.2
Remembering the Attack at Pearl Harbor, by Alfred Sidebottom
.3
A Pearl Harbor Survivor, by Joseph A. Ruggles
.6
A Story of a U.S. Navy Gunners Mate, First Class, by Russell E. Day
.8
Doolittle's Raid
.11
My Brush with History, by Jerry Fisher
.12
Twenty-two Months Aboard the USS Enterprise, by Albert
Fred Blumer.14
The Battle for the Pacific
.16
Forgiven Tears, by Troy Burgess
.18
My First Zero, by Leonard Frame
.20
Receiving the Bronze Star, by Thomas McLaughlin
.23
The WWII Experience of
Lt. William
Stella, by
Wilma
Stella
.26
Two Families, by Manuel Toledo
.29
A Telescopic View of the Past, by Leon Rockwell
.32
Jess' Story, by Jess Woodward
.35
Bells, by Louis L. Bestenheider
.38
Borneo Break: A War Story, by Robert E. Dyer
.40
Mystery in New Guinea, by Edward Roddy
.42
A Close Call, by Jack Knight
.45
bi the Drink, by Lowell Ivan
Horton
.48
Operation Barney, by Robert Owens
.50
The Bataan Death March
.54
Wild Bill's War Story, by Bill Begley
.55
A POW from the Bataan Death March, by Jay Rye
.58
The China-Burma-India Theater
.60
Longburst: The Story of Fighting with the Flying Tigers,
by Jim Dumas, Jr.
.61
My Military Career, by George Delbert Middleton
.65
STORIES OF SERVICE
Okinawa
.68
I Love My Flag, by Victor Smith
.69
First and Last, by Charles H. Jones
.71
Okinawa: World War
П,
1945-1946,
by Betty Jane Lynch
.73
A Good Friend Lost, by Herbert Spencer
.75
An Excerpt from ACE, a Marine Night-Fighter Pilot, by R. Bruce Porter
.78
Letters Home: July
23, 1945,
to August
28, 1945,
by Richard Y.Johnson
.83
Uncle Smoke's Story, by Hubert B. "Doc" Harmon
.86
THE EUROPEAN THEATER
North Africa and the Mediterranean
.90
Forgotten Heroes, by Harold Coon
.91
War Stories, by Thomas Gilpin
.93
Recollections of World War II, by Hugh E. Johnston
.96
The Story of a U.S. Navy Gunner Mate, by Fred Nicholson
.98
Unsung Heroes, by Robert
Brummer.100
The Invasion of Normandy
.103
I'm Not
Oby,
You're Not Okay, That's
Oby,
God Heals,
by Stan Lindquist
.104
Following Your Intuition May Save Your Life, by Jose Sanchez
Solazar,
Sr.
. 106
In Honor of My Brother, Harold, by Stanford S. Lee
.109
The Battle of the Bulge
.112
A Soldier with a Thousand Lives, by Juan Cedillo
.113
The Battle of the Bulge, by Art Hill
.116
Remembering the Battle of the Bulge, by
Leroy
Jenks
.118
A Prisoner of War Remembers the Battle of the Bulge,
by Judge Frank J. Creede, Jr.
.120
The Air War in Europe
.123
Flying the PT19s, by Robert Francis Dunbar
.124
Wartime Memories of One Air Force Man, by Eugene Enderson
.126
"The Florence of the North": My Spiritual Return, by Kilulu
Von
Prince
. 131
The Strawberry Blonde, by George
Kastner.134
Serving My Country: From Dec.
1942—
Sept.
1945,
by Fred Loring
.136
Two Engines Down, Two To Go, by George Martin
.138
The Gunnery Glider Pilot, by Glen McKinney
.140
A Scot Who Served in World War II, by William Swinton McLeod, Jr.
.142
Remembering WWII, by Carl Nichols
.144
vi
STORIES OF SERVICE
Victory In Europe
.147
A Lost BAR, and an Unlikely Prayer, by John
Costello
.148
APOWStory, byEdwardH. Daves
.151
Odyssey of a "Kriegie", by Charles D. (Mac) McMullen
.156
World War II as I Saw It, by Vernon Schmidt
.161
Dachau, by Ellis Anderson
.164
STORIES FROM THE HOME FRONT
The Home Front
.168
War and Dad, by Maude Norris
.169
On the Home Front, by WE. Burgstaller
.172
The War Years, by Nina York Coon
.176
Shipyards, by Thelma Wyman
.178
Life on the Home Front
—
World War
П,
by Aileen Bos
.181
Japanese-Americans and the War
.184
My Hero, by Carolyn Tanaka
.185
Internment, by Carolyn Tanaka
.187
The Irony of Wartime Adulthood: A Twist Of Fate, by William Tokumoto
. 189
Letter to Noreen, by June Yamasaki
.192
My Life in Internment Camps During World War II, by Hitoshi
Jamada
. 194
Just As Red, by Ike Ikeda
.197
A Fall Day, by June Yamasaki
.199
Stateside Service
.201
Leaving Home to Go to War, by George Kerber
.202
The Pursuit of Flight, by Chris Christensen
.204
Myth or Truth, by Harold Comstock
.206
July Flying Over Florida, by James Warwick
.208
A Sailor in the Dirt Navy, by Gene Bos
.211
Departure from Iceland, by Russell H. Hinds
.214
Women in the Military
.217
The WWII Story of Seaman Penny Mirigian,
by Penny Mirigian-Emerzian
.218
Duty Calls, by Dorothy Dormandy
.221
On Serving the War Effort, by Edna Daves
.224
WAVES—We Did Our Part, Too, by Betty Bragg Clark
.227
A Corpus
Christi
Hurricane, by Helen Caraway
.230
For the Convenience of the Government, by
Vera Thacker.233
VII
STORIES OF SERVICE
Epilogue: Victory in the Pacific
.236
Appendix: Contributors' Rank and Service
.237
Index
.239
About the Author
.244
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