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John Mahmarian

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LCI-500 delivered a company of British commandos to the Normandy beachhead flawlessly. John Mahmarian was sickened, though, when he noticed bodies floating around the ship. As the ship was backing off from the beach, he had to post a man back at the propellers to perform a grim task. (4:43)

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After D-Day, the ship was full of holes so John Mahmarian spent some time in a British dry dock while it was repaired. Then he made 25 trips back and forth delivering personnel to join the growing foothold the Allies had made. His most dangerous encounter was an episode of friendly fire, though he was almost shot by an ungrateful German pilot he plucked out of the English Channel. (4:42)

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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)