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Samuel Spector joined the United States Army Air Forces as a pilot trainee but he did not pass the advanced pilot...

Crump was only aware that the Depression was a tragedy. Times were hard. Crump’s dad was unemployed half of the time....

Joseph McGuire went on leave [Annotator's Note: an authorized absence for a short period of time] to Bombay [Annotator'...

After Pearl Harbor, Herbert Gross was drafted. He had a brief basic training program. By August 1942, he had started...

John Symons had basic training at Jefferson Barracks [Annotator's Note: Jefferson Barracks Military Post, Lemay,...

Cleveland Peterson was born in Baudette, Minnesota in 1922 and grew up there. Baudette is on the Canadian border in...

Frank R. Burnside [Annotator’s Note: as a pilot with the 1st Air Transport Squadron (Mobile), 20th Air Force based out...

They were two days at sea when the PA system came on informing them that the group was headed for Tokyo [Annotators...

Edward Denzler relates some amusing incidents that occurred while he was training the cavalry troopers, a job he...

Marshalls Burnett's most memorable experiences are learning about the attack on Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: the...

Perry Garten did not want to remain in the military after the war. Upon returning home, his former company did not...

The base's runway had been lengthened by the locals. It was not quite long enough, but was adequate. Howard Anderson...

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