USA Warrior Stories: Honoring Veterans by Sharing Their Stories
USA Warrior Stories: Honoring Veterans by Sharing Their Stories

On November 8th, 2025 USA Warrior Stories and the Southampton Arts Center honored 3 generations of local Veterans by sharing their stories and discussing the mission of USA Warrior Stories; to record, archive and share videos of Veteran stories online to help Veterans make a connection with one another and to help us all better understand their sacrifices for our freedom.

We started the evening by showing the 3 short films that USA Warrior Stories produced about the Veterans; Angelique Williams (Navy 1997-2014), Ed German (USMC 1967-70), Martin Sylvester (Army 1943-45)

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James Quinn - U.S. Merchant Marine and Navy (1943-48)
James Quinn - U.S. Merchant Marine and Navy (1943-48)

To commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of WWII in 1945, USAWS is showcasing a WWII Veteran each month. Jim was born on November 7, 1927 in Brooklyn NY, he was orphaned at the age of 13 years old, and has been on his own ever since. With the country at war at that time he joined the Merchant Marine at the age of 16. He started in the engine room of a coal burning ship as a coal passer. Then transferred to the deck department. He was on ships during the North African campaign. Later he continued on ships bringing supplies in support of the D-Day Invasion and liberation of France.

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Claude Perasso - Merchant Marine 1944-1946
Claude Perasso - Merchant Marine 1944-1946

To commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of WWII in 1945, USAWS is showcasing a WWII Veteran each month. Claude Perasso was born in San Francisco on May 31, 1926 attending St. Ignatius and leaving before graduation to serve in the Merchant Marine during WW2 in the South Pacific at age 17. After the war Claude returned to San Francisco, attended U.S.F both undergrad and law school eventually serving in the San Francisco Public Defenders Office for sixteen years before being appointed as a judge.

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