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In the middle of 1941, the draft was extended to 18 months [Annotator's Note: the amount of time to be served]. Raymond...

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

Henderson begins the interview stating that he wouldn't be there if not for the actions of B-24 crewman.Henderson's...

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

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

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

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

Herbert Clyde Saylor [Annotator's Note: a waist gunner with the 436th Bombardment Squadron, 7th Bombardment Group, 10th...

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

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

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

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

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