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Harper Brame

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Growing up during WWII as a young man, Harper Brame describes what he could do to support himself and his family. Young men all over the country had left home and that meant there was work to be done. As a teen he got involved in making model planes and became and honorary Ensign before even joining the service. (3:06)

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Harper Brame moved around a lot during High School, but he was still involved in a multitude of sports. After WWII came to an end, Harper found himself in line to enlist in the Navy. He was slated to be a Navy Corpsman, but wound up getting a duty he never expected. (10:08)

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Once aboard the USS Besugo they made their way across the Pacific Ocean to visit many places that were once the fields of battle. For a few months, they performed exercises in China where massive changes were underway on the mainland. Harper Brame describes his time aboard ship, some of the submarine’s history, and some of the duties they had at sea as well as the people he saw on land. (15:01)

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Going back to the States, Harper Brame had a few more stops aboard the USS Besugo. By the time he was home, he was offered a position in the Intelligence services, but opted to join the Reserves instead when he met his wife-to-be. (10:02)

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Harper Brame recalls a couple other tales from his time at sea, including seeing a blue whale and a potential close call with the on-board torpedo's. (2:43)

Harry Baxter

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As a TBF Avenger turret gunner stationed on the USS Bunker Hill, Harry Baxter describes making torpedo runs on enemy ships in the Pacific. (2:58)

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Harry Baxter recalls one particular bombing mission where his TBF Avenger aircraft flew too closely to its bomb target and became damaged by the blast. (1:17)

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Harry Baxter describes watching dogfights in the air above his ship, and how some Japanese aircraft would try to land on the USS Bunker Hill out of desperation. (1:47)

Harry Beeman

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Harry Beeman was excited to be leaving home and heading out to fight the Japanese in the Navy, but that excitement was nearly crushed by boring home front duty. He nagged the Chiefs every day until it paid off with an assignment aboard a combat ship. (6:52)

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Harry Beeman had pushed for a real combat assignment and he sure got one. His destroyer was part of the task force that launched the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo. Not bad for a first mission. (3:13)