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Conolus Scott

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Mr. Scott describes facing German submarines and dropping depth charges during his trip overseas. (2:55)

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Mr. Scott recalls a man being caught sneaking into town early during basic training and having to dig up tree stumps as punishment. (:46)

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Mr. Scott describes dealing with accidents that occurred on LST's. (:47)

Cornelius Vanderbreggen

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Cornelius Vanderbreggen enlisted in the Marines after graduating college around the time of WWII. He had to do a lot of moving around where he was needed; from New Caledonia to Guadalcanal then finally to Guam to aid in the battle. During his time in Guam, Vanderbreggen had to help with wounded soldiers, and after finishing his time in the Pacific, was released from Guam and traveled around postwar Holland. (This interview made possible with the support of FRED J. HURST.) (9:24)

Corwin Mokler

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Corwin Mokler decided to enlist in the Navy before the Army got him through the draft. At Great Lakes Naval Station, he was selected as a sonarman and went to Key West for training, where he saw the ocean for the first time. The destroyer USS McGowan was his ship and it was still being built. (4:17)

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He was getting acclimated to Navy life. Corwin Mokler had completed sonar school and went to Brooklyn Navy Yard, where his ship was still being built. The crew moved on board and dealt with all the noise. Finally, they set out an a shakedown cruise down to Bermuda and, once that was done, they made their way to the Pacific. (4:36)

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Corwin Mokler was part of a ten man sonar crew on a destroyer in the Pacific. His first action was at Saipan, where the ship bombarded the shore. Although he was a sonarman, his battle station was the 40 mm anti-aircraft gun. (4:37)

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By the time sonarman Corwin Mokler got to the Pacific, the threat from Japanese planes and submarines was just about gone. His destroyer found no opposition as they took part in shore bombardment of Saipan and Peleliu. Later, as kamikazes began to appear, they had a near miss from one of the suicide planes. (5:43)

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While in the armada at Iwo Jima, the men on Corwin Mokler's destroyer went to the aid of a sister ship when it was hit by a kamikaze. They escorted it to a safe anchorage and took the opportunity to have a little beer on the beach. They then sailed for Leyte Gulf, where they encountered a Japanese task force and confronted them head on. (6:11)

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In the Philippines, Corwin Mokler's ship escorted LSTs and troop transports through the region. He remembers a lone aircraft at high altitude that was relaying a signal that identified it as a friendly. That turned out not to be the case. When the ship was reattached to its task force, they took part in a bombardment run on Japan. (4:31)