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Rackley, Clifford Segment 11
The whole world was at war. Rackley had to read about what was happening after the war because it was such a broad one.
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Ragazzi, Frank Pilot Training
Never having been in an airplane, Frank Ragazzi took his first ride in a Piper Cub [Annotator's Note: Piper J-3 Cub light observation aircraft
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Resta, Francis "Fran" Rejection, Re-Evaluation and Unit Assignment
Because of the discrimination in the Army caste system, Francis Resta said he came to really hate the Army.
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Reynolds, Holly Entertainment in England, Getting Married and Divorced, and Caring for Animals
The Red Cross members in London tried to talk Holly Reynolds out of getting married overseas but there was a group of women in the United States wh
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Riddle, Clinton "Clint" Entering the Service
Clinton E. Riddle was born in Loudon County, Tennessee in February 1921.
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Riddle, Clinton "Clint" Spending Christmas at War
Clinton Riddle spent three Christmases away from home due to his service in the Second World War.
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Riddle, Clinton "Clint" Training and Deployment
Clinton Riddle initially wanted to join the US Navy after he graduated from high school but being the only child in his family, his mother talked h
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Rockforte, Joseph The Army Before Deployment
Joseph Rockforte was sent to Camp Beauregard in Alexandria [Annotator's Note: Alexandria, Louisiana].
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Roderick, David Early Training and War Beginnings
David Roderick was born in Decatur, Illinois on 18 November 1923. Roderick had five brothers.
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Roderick, David PTSD and Education after Homecoming
David Roderick was discharged as soon as the war was over. When he was home he had bad dreams and once he hit the ground when a car backfired.
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Rolfson, Jack Becoming a Bomber Pilot
Jack Rolfson born in September 1921 in Omaha, Nebraska.
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Ross, Wilburn Segment 1
Wilburn K. Ross grew up in Strunk, Kentucky. He worked on a farm until he was 18 then went to work in a coal mine but quit shortly after.