The second World War was fought through many different naval forces. While some Navy officers fought their way to Japan, others were used to transport goods and other officers to battleships. Both being of essential service to the United States, different perspectives were viewed and gathered by the Navy officers aboard the ships. These are five perspectives from the the years 1944-1945 during World War II. The first is of an officer in the radar room of the USS Missouri. The second is of the navy officers aboard the escort ship USS Bainbridge. The last three are three naval officers, Gene McDermott, D. M. De Lancey, and Henry O. Wendler, who served aboard different ships in the pacific theater Oswald W. Vogel After going through basic training and radar schooling, Oswald W. Vogel was assigned to the USS Missouri. He was present there from the time of the ship's commission to shortly after the surrender of Japan. His experience onboard the USS Missouri during the time period of 1944 and 1945...(cont.) The Bainbridge The USS Bainbridge was a 420-ton escort ship that was classified as a destroyer by the U.S. Navy. While some ships' mission was to make its way to Japan through the process of "island hopping", Bainbridge saw a different side of the war...(cont.) Accounts from the Pacific Theater These three accounts of the end of the war are of Gene McDermott, D. M. De Lancey, and Henry O. Wendler. Though they were all stationed in various of places in the pacific theatre during 1945, their views of the end of the war are different...(cont.)