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John Mahmarian

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The Allies were pushing across France and the American landing craft were being turned over to the British. John Mahmarian went back to the States for leave, then joined the crew of an LCI heading for the Pacific. He became the skipper of his ship as the war was ending. (6:12)

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It took John Mahmarian quite a while to get home from the Pacific because he was afraid to fly. Then, when he got to San Francisco, he opted for a train instead of a plane to complete the journey. You can guess what happened to the train. He decided against the medical career he had intended and joined his father's business. (4:33)

John Manning

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Poised to invade Japan, sailor John Manning recalls the abrupt ending of the war after the atomic bombs were dropped. He still marvels at the acceptance and friendliness extended to him by the Japanese people. (6:43)

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Sailor John Manning describes his duties and life aboard the destroyer USS Heerman. He remembers how the depth charges they dropped to combat enemy submarines caused the metal walls next to his bunk to visibly ripple with the power of the blasts. (7:34)

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John Manning preferred to join the Navy rather than the Army, but then found himself assigned to the magazine in the lowest levels of the USS Heerman, a destroyer. He gained a friend for life when he fried up some sausages from home. (5:33)

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Sailor John Manning recalls serving with a drafted musician, who turned out to be a morphine addict. When he could no longer find any to steal from medical kits, he made good on a threat to jump overboard. (6:14)

John McDermott

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During John's service in North Africa, during WWII, he witnesses military mishaps. (2:14)

John McGinty

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As a small boy on a farm in South Georgia, John McGinty learned a valuable lesson from his father which shaped his future as a grown man. (4:50)

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They started in the eleventh grade, military recruiters giving tests and reminding students about the draft. John Mcginty joined the Navy two months before the draft would take him in 1944. He went aboard the brand new light cruiser USS Atlanta while the welders were still working. As a Projectileman, he had to load shells that presented a unique challenge. (4:35)

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The Chief Petty Officer in charge of the gun turret was tough on him, but John McGinty says it was because he liked him. His first action was at Okinawa, where the skies were full of planes and the sea was full of ships. (4:17)