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- Fay Orvis was a soldier during World War II in the United States Navy. He worked as a minesweeper during his time in the service and spent time in Okinawa and Saipan. His account describes different duties performed on the minesweeper and onshore in California and on various islands, as well as incidents involving kamikaze attacks and mine explosions.
- Date Created:
- 2008-04-03T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Collection:
- Veterans History Project (U.S.)
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- George Steele was drafted into the Navy in 1943. He had previously gone to a technical high school and was able to continue such aviation and mechanical training while in the Navy. George spent most of his service in Guam after the Japanese invasion. He was there for about two years while the Navy was giving technical support to the Marines. After his time in the service George became a draftsman at an architecture firm.
- Date Created:
- 2007-10-30T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Collection:
- Veterans History Project (U.S.)
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- Illustrious British CV (aircraft carrier), October 1, 1947.
- Date Created:
- 1947-10-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- ME-262 Russian fighter, October 1, 1947.
- Date Created:
- 1947-10-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- South Dakota class, US BB (battleship), October 1, 1947.
- Date Created:
- 1947-10-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- USS Woodford AK attack transport, October 1, 1947.
- Date Created:
- 1947-10-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Brooklyn class, US CL 48 (light cruiser), November 1, 1943.
- Date Created:
- 1943-11-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- F4U-4 Corsair carrier-capable fighter aircraft, US Navy SSF, November 15, 1944.
- Date Created:
- 1944-11-15T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- North Carolina class, US BB (battleship), April 20, 1945.
- Date Created:
- 1945-04-20T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- S2F A/S US attack, March 1, 1954.
- Date Created:
- 1954-03-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
