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Hughes Davault
WWII
| 339th Fighter Squadron
Hughes Davault talks about the order in which troops were designated to come home after the end of World War II. (Interview contributed by Russell Gray) (2:17)
Hughes Davault remembers delivering a brief message for a soldier on his deathbed. (Interview contributed by Russell Gray) (1:59)
Hughes Davault talks about being drafted into the Army after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. (Interview contributed by Russell Gray) (2:07)
Hughes Davault recalls meeting the pilot who was believed to have shot down famed Japanese military leader, Fleet Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto. (Contributed by Russell Gray) (1:27)
Hughes Davault recalls the callous treatment of a Japanese airman's dead body. (Interview contributed by Russell Gray) (1:10)
Hughes Davault describes the joy of mail call. (Interview contributed by Russell Gray) (1:42)
Hughes Davault talks about having to "toughen up" as a medic in the South Pacific. (Interview contributed by Russell Gray) (2:54)
Hughes Davault talks about the dangers of flying home after World War II was over, after the aircraft mechanics had already left. (Interview contributed by Russell Gray) (2:57)
Hugo Parkman
WWII
| USS Finback
After getting fast-tracked into on-the-job training aboard the USS Finback submarine in the East China Sea, Hugo Parkman recalls rescuing downed aircraft pilots, including one future president, in September of 1944. (3:15)
Hugo Parkman recounts, in detail, the rescue of downed aircraft pilot George H. W. Bush on Sept. 2, 1944, and befriending the future president. (4:40)
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