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William Stafford

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William Stafford was relieved that the war ended soon after he deployed. He saw the unforgettable sight of the devastation at Nagasaki, and was treated to a stay at a luxurious Mt. Fuji resort, where neutral European non-combatants had been interned. (4:08)

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William Stafford joined the Navy while a student at Emory University. After Midshipman school, he was deployed as a new Ensign on an LST. By the end of the war he had served on 3 of them and he gives an idea of what life was like aboard the unusual ship. (7:41)

William Walker

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William Walker crash lands a cargo plane in the desert between Oran and Nigeria, then has to deal with the affections of the locals. (10:28)

William Weston

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Growing up on a farm in Alabama, William Weston remembers living a simple life. When the Depression came along, his family was affected by it but luckily received help from Weston's grandfather. (6:26)

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William Weston remembers his time at boot camp in Norfolk, Virginia. After his training, he went off to the east coast of the United States to start minesweeping enemy mines. (7:42)

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William Weston remembers joining the Navy and getting sent off to basic training in Norfolk, Virginia. After finishing there, he spent 6 years serving in the military. (1:17)

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William Weston remembers minesweeping and how they would assist American ships navigate through minefields. There were many instances where ships would be hit by a mine and get sunk. He was also in charge of manning the large machine guns during a deployment in the Philippines. (6:50)

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William Weston remembers the invasion of Tarawa and some of the chaos that he and his ship had to deal with. Here, the conflict with the Japanese was brought to a head with both parties bringing a lot of firepower. (4:34)

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Being on the 20mm gun crew of a minesweeper, Mr. Weston had to think quickly after a nearby battleship was hit by a Japanese bomb during an inconvenient time for Mr. Weston. He received a Purple Heart for his injury, but not before heading off to fight at Saipan and Tinian. (8:21)

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After the war, William Weston got hired on by the New York State electric company due to his knowledge from working on the battleship. (3:46)