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Marine Corps boot camp was not bad for Ed Weber. They needed bodies then, so it was not that bad. Today, boot camp is...

Jean D. "JD" Johnson [Annotator's Note: a radioman on the USS Balao (SS-285) enjoyed free time at Brisbane [Annotator's...

Vejtasa and the interviewer are getting acquainted and set out how the interview will be conducted. The interviewer...

William Jennings Bryan Harrison, Jr. went to Saint Petersburg, Florida for Merchant Marine basic training. It was not...

There was a lot more going on in Korea [Annotator's Note: Korean War, 25 June 1950 to 27 July 1953] for Philip Curran,...

Raymond Bailey was born and raised in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois. Jobs at the time only paid about one dollar per day....

Frank H. O'Leary and his platoon set up on the Tenaru River [Annotator's Notes: Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands]. On the...

After separation from the service, David R. Saunders did not take advantage of the G.I. Bill. Saunders' most memorable...

Thomas Edward Pugh was sent to the Marine Recruit Depot for boot camp in San Diego, California. He was woken up early...

The prisoners would steal stuff whenever they could. Sometimes the men would get searched. Everyone would throw their...

Walter J. Latiolais, Sr reenlisted in the Army in 1949 for three years. He was given his previous rank and sent to Camp...

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