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Ernest Jackson received his draft notice. He did not know if he was going to qualify. He was amazed he passed that day...

Bobby C. Wilson was responsible for keeping inventory and books. He was sent to Pendleton [Annotator's Note: Marine...

Doctor James B. Heneghan went to patriotic events at Soldier Field [Annotator's Note: in Chicago, Illinois]. That...

David Dawson remembers they did a lot of close order drilling. [Annotator’s Note: Dawson was training in Florida.] They...

James Gooch ate a lot of sweet potatoes during World War 2 because they were readily available. It was difficult to...

James Jeter was drafted in 1944 but did not pass the physical examination at Fort Humbug [Annotator’s Note: in...

Betty Sue Drake [Annotator's Note: a paymaster in the US Marine Corps] was assigned to Washington [Annotator's Note:...

Shirley Chase Kruse loved flying the Stearman [Annotator's Note: Boeing-Stearman Model 75 Kaydet primary trainer...

Dr. Sharon Estill Taylor only once mentioned to her adoptive father that she was thinking about trying to find out more...

Dr. Norman Francis did not follow the war closely. He devoted his time to school and sports. His parents had said to...

Raymond Downs was in the water for almost 20 hours with no food. On the horizon, he could see 27 shrimping boats. He...

Louise Settles put in for overseas duty in 1943. She did not necessarily want to go overseas. It was more to get out of...

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