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Bob McClaren

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He was scheduled for shore duty but Bob McClaren's skipper asked him to stay on for one more patrol. He was the senior Electrician's Mate , the Bull Nuke. Sure, Captain. What he didn't tell him was how long the trip would last. (2:43)

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He was good at fixing things so Bob McClaren was rooked into fixing all manner of gear that wasn't really his responsibility. His job was in the engine room with the nuclear propulsion system but, hey, can you take a look at the gyrocompass and this copy machine? (6:09)

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After a shore duty stint as an instructor, Bob McClaren was sent to serve on the USS Flying Fish. During a drill simulating a shutdown of the nuclear reactor, a scram, he suffered an embarrassing fall right at the feet of the commander. Master Chief! You OK? Should I stop the drill? (10:38)

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Senior Electrician Bob McClaren received some test equipment that was all wrong. It was incompatible with what was installed on the ship. He was making rounds with his skipper and a visiting admiral when the admiral asked him how do you like that electrical stuff I sent you? (1:54)

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He retired on a Thursday and started a job at Newport News Shipbuilding the following Monday. 24 years on submarines and 25 more building them. Bob McClaren was proud of his Cold War service which stymied the Soviet expansion. (4:57)

Mike Doi

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Mike Doi's family was caught up in the American effort to restrict Japanese-Americans to internment camps. His two brothers were draft eligible, and he describes what happened to them before he left the country, as well as a brief recollection of his short stint visiting one of these camps. (2:44)

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Mike Doi was drafted into the Army to serve as a medic, and spent some time at Camp Blanding as one. When the 442nd Regimental Combat Team needed replacements, he was reassigned and found himself en route to Europe for the war. (2:17)

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Shortly after arriving in Europe, Mike Doi and the 442nd Regimental Combat Team were sent into France to push out the German forces that had been occupying. The fighting was devastating, with mortar and artillery fire creating an extreme hazard as they ripped through the trees around them. Mike recalls going in to rescue men of the 36th Infantry Division who found themselves in a tough situation. (3:54)

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In a chance happening, Mike had an encounter with some people from back home after the battle, while on leave in Nice, France. They thought he had been killed. (1:44)

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After they regrouped, the 442nd Regimental Combat Team was back on the move to push out some remaining German forces. Back towards Italy, Mike Doi encountered a last contingency of old men and young boys, the last of the regular German Army. As the war came to a close, he was left to watch over these prisoners in a Milan work camp. (2:00)