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Momi, Harry Training in the Infantry
Harry Robert Momi was born in October 1924 in Stockton, California with one older sister. He was raised by his parents...
Dufour, O'Hearn Training in the Navy
O’Hearn “Duffy” Vincent Dufour joined the Navy [Annotator’s Note: in 1940] in New Orleans [Annotator’s Note: New...
Hamilton, Richard Training in the United States Army Air Force
After Richard Henry Hamilton finished high school in 1940, he raised poultry on the farm as a means of income until he...
Davis, Edna Training in the WASPs
[Annotator's Note: Edna Davis served with the Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASPs.] Everybody liked the AT-6 [...
Bussel, Norman Training Incidents
Norman Bussel had a crew member, Red [Annotator’s Note: Staff Sergeant William Peters, top turret gunner], that was not...
Singlaub, John Training Indiginous Fighters and Bombing Rail Lines in Indochina
John Singlaub had a specific OSS [Annotator's Note: Office of Strategic Services, pre-runner of the Central...
Renstrom, Keith Training Marines and Reflections on Freedom
Keith Renstrom discusses what it was like to train soldiers. One time, he witnessed a soldier giving bayonet...
Carlson, Donald Training Mishaps and Overseas
Donald Albert Carlson had two unfortunate experiences in his overseas training [Annotator's Note: at Tonopah Army...
Savage, Frank Training New Recruits
Frank Savage was sent to Fort McClellan, Alabama. His aunt made a uniform for him so he could arrive with something...
Boyles, Edward Training on Adak
When Edward E. Boyles and his platoon [Annotator's Note: at the time, Boyles was serving as a platoon leader in Company...
Twigger, William Training on Guadalcanal
William J. Twigger's training [Annotator's Note: on Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, in September 1944] was mainly...
Fox, Charles Training on Hawaii and Deployment to Iwo
Charles Joseph "Charlie" Fox [Annotator's Note: serving with Company H, 2nd Battalion, 26th Marine Regiment, 5th Marine...
Carson, Benjamin Training on Midway
Benjamin Carson and the 2nd Marine Raider Battalion left San Diego and headed to Pearl Harbor aboard the USS J....
Goyette, Donald Training on the New B-29
Donald F. Goyette was sent to armament school in Denver [Annotator's Note: Denver, Colorado], just before Christmas [...
Bennett, Richard Training Prior to Joining the PT Boats
When Richard Bennett went for his military service physical, he was given his choice between the Army, the Navy and the...
Wombacher, Delbert Training Tank Crews
[Annotator's Note: After working on tank trial tests with US Army Lieutenant General George S. Patton, Jr., Delbert...
Hatch, Norman Training the Film Crew
Norman Hatch joined the 2nd Division [Annotator's Note: 2nd Marine Division]. The 2nd Division did not have any...
Dearman, Alfred Training then Being a Jailer
Since Alfred Dearman would be in the cellblock with the prisoners [Annotator's Note: at Sugamo Prison, Tokyo, Japan],...
Chauvin, Ernest Training Then England
Ernest Chauvin was drafted and went to basic training at Camp Croft, South Carolina. It was a pretty camp and was...
Davis, Jack Training then Overseas to France
Jack Davis went to his military training at Camp Pickett [Annotator's Note: now Fort Pickett, near Blackstone, Virginia...
Whaley, Ellis Training then the Philippines
Some of the men Ellis Whaley trained with were weeping about being away from home. The climate in Washington was cold....
Lansou, David Training to be a Marine
David Lansou was drafted into the Marine Corps [Annotator's Note: in 1943]. His parents were proud that their sons were...
Kelley, John Training to be a Paratrooper
John Kelley was born in Dalton, Georgia in June 1924. He grew up in Atlanta [Annotator's Note: Atlanta, Georgia] where...
Cruise, Leslie Training to be a Paratrooper
Leslie Cruise and 200 new soldiers were shipped out to New Cumberland [Annotator's Note: New Cumberland, Pennsylvania...
Cottrell, Edwin Training to Be a Pilot
[Annotator’s Note: Birds chirping in the background is audible throughout this segment.] In February 1943, Edwin B....
Bartley, Irene Training to be a WAC
Irene Bartley was born in December 1923 in Seattle [Annotator’s Note: Seattle, Washington]. She and her twin sister...
Bannon, Calvin Training to be an Army Pilot
Calvin F. Bannon was born in Seattle, Washington in 1921 and had two older brothers. One of his brothers flew a B-17 [...
Geraci, Dominic Training to Become a Medic
Dominic Geraci was drafted in February 1943. His dad did not feel much about his being drafted. His mom was more upset...
Parham, Henry Training to D-Day Invasion
[Annotator's Note: There is a very loud humming noise throughout this clip.] After he was drafted [Annotator's Note: in...
Reynolds, Harley Training to go
Harley Reynolds had never been more than 20 or 30 miles away from home. In one day’s time, he more than exceeded that...
Eleser, Carey Training to Invade Japan
Carey Eleser was assigned as a radioman to the USS Charger (CVE-30) which was a baby flattop [Annotator's Note: escort...
Wieland, Kenneth Training to Invade Japan
Kenneth Wieland does not remember too much about his basic training but recalls there was a lot of marching and time on...
Budlong, George Training to Overseas
George E. Budlong reported for induction at Fort Devens, Massachusetts and was assigned to a unit consisting of guys...
Babbits, Oliver Training to Overseas
Oliver Donald Anthony Babbits was in engineering school when the Army decided to cancel the program. He was sent to...
Bartlett, Robert Training to Overseas
Bob Bartlett graduated from Navy boot camp and then attended corpsman [Annotator's Note: enlisted medical specialist in...
Crews, Lorenzo Training to Overseas
Lorenzo Dow Crews joined Company I, 3rd Battalion, 397th Infantry Regiment ,100th Infantry Division at Fort Bragg [...

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