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Killam, Arthur 7 December 1941
Arthur Killam was born in San Francisco and lived there until he was six years old when he moved to San Jose,...
Guarnere, William "Wild Bill" A kid from Philadelphia
[Annotators Note: The interview begins with Guarnere and the interviewer talking about previous interviews Guarnere has...
Reynolds, Harley A Reason to Join
Harley Reynolds served with the 1st Infantry Division from the time that he went in. He was in the 16th Infantry...
Wilkins, Byron Basic Training
Byron Othello Wilkins, who goes by B.O. Wilkins, was named after his father. He grew up in northeast Arkansas in Luxora...
Sacks, John Becoming a Combat Airman
[Annotator's Note: Segment begins with Sacks and the interviewer discussing the interviewee referring to his notes...
Nummer, Richard Becoming a Marine
Richard Nummer entered service in November 1943 at 17 years old. He went to San Diego for boot camp. That was his first...
Carson, Benjamin Becoming a Marine
Benjamin Carson was born in February 1923 on a farm in Ottawa Township, Minnesota. Shortly afterward, his family moved...
Villarrubia, Forrest Becoming a Marine
Forrest Villarrubia volunteered for the Marines the day after his high school graduation. His mother would not sign for...
Skaggs, Jack Becoming a Marine
Jack Skaggs joined the Oklahoma National Guard when he was 15 years old. He was in Headquarters Battery, 70th Field...
Friedenberg, Bernard Becoming a Medic
Bernard Friedenberg had his basic training at Fort Hancock. When Pearl Harbor was attacked, he was working with his...
Carmody, Martin "Red" Becoming a Naval Aviator
Martin Carmody did his flight training at Corpus Christi, Texas. When he graduated nine months later he was sent to San...
Brooks, Charles Edward Becoming a Naval Aviator and Joining USS Yorktown (CV-10)
Charles Brooks entered the United States Navy. He was first shipped to Athens, Georgia for basic physical training...
Zeringer, Harold Becoming a Naval Officer and Hunting Submarines
Harold Zeringer and several of his friends decided to enlist in the United States Navy on 9 December 1941, just a few...
Ussery, Jake Becoming a Navy Fighter Pilot
Jake Ussery enlisted in Monroe, Louisiana. He was in the Navy but lived in a barracks in Monroe. He trained in a small...
Tipper, Edward Becoming a Paratrooper
Edward Tipper enlisted in the Army. All paratroopers enlisted. None were drafted. He wanted to join the paratroopers...
Boyd, Richard L. Becoming a Paratrooper
Richard Boyd was born in November 1924 and grew up in York, Pennsylvania. During World War 2 he served in Company B,...
Haslett, Revis Becoming a Pilot
Revis Dale Haslett was born in July 1922 in Brownstown, Illinois. He lived in Illinois until after he graduated high...
McCarthy, John Becoming a Sailor
John A. McCarthy was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey. His family moved to Lancaster County in Pennsylvania. He was...
Newsom, James Becoming a Sailor
James Newsom joined the United States Navy after the attack on Pearl Harbor. He was put on a train in New Orleans,...
Nicholas, John Becoming a Sailor
John Nicholas went into the service in September 1943. His half brother George was already in the Navy. Nicholas went...
Brannan, Joseph Becoming a Sailor
Joseph Brannan was sent on a train to San Diego, California for boot camp after he enlisted in the United States Navy....
Boreen, Roy S. “Swede” Becoming a Sailor
Roy Boreen was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota in July 1920. During the Great Depression, his father worked as a cement...
Taylor, Fulton Becoming a Sailor
Fulton Taylor chose the United States Navy because service there appealed to him. His older brother was already in the...
Spaetgens, William Becoming a Sailor
William Leo Spaetgens enlisted in the United States Navy [Annotator's Note: on 22 October 1942]. His parents did not...
Price, John Becoming a Soldier
John H. Price, Jr. was with the 609th Tank Destroyer Battalion throughout World War 2. He started at Camp Shelby then...
Spector, Samuel "Sam" Becoming a Soldier
Samuel Spector joined the United States Army Air Forces as a pilot trainee but he did not pass the advanced pilot...
Sharp, Horace Becoming a Soldier
Horace Sharp found himself in the Army on a troop train headed to the southeast [Annotator's Note: Sharp was inducted...
Peterson, Cleveland Becoming a Soldier
Cleveland Peterson was born in Baudette, Minnesota in 1922 and grew up there. Baudette is on the Canadian border in...
Medicine Crow, Joseph Becoming a Soldier
Joseph Medicine Crow was 98 years old at the time of the interview. His Crow Indian Tribal name was High Bird but the...
Leopold, Vernon Becoming a Soldier
Gerald Vernon Leopold, known as Gerald V. Leopold in the Army, was born in Frankfurt, Germany in August 1923. When he...
Rudloff, George Becoming a Soldier
George Rudloff enlisted in December 1942 in the Enlisted Reserve Corps as a college student. In April 1943, a group of...
Johnson, Burton Becoming a Soldier
Burton Johnson entered into service at Clinton, Arkansas at age 18. At Fort Sill, Oklahoma, he was assigned to the 1st...
Wolczyk, Stanley Becoming a Soldier
Stanley Wolczyk was born in Cleveland, Ohio in December 1917. His father and mother were both Polish immigrants. They...
Hoff, Russell D. Becoming a Soldier
Russell Hoff was born in Doylestown, Pennsylvania in October 1924. After a year, the family moved to Willow Grove,...
Dumas, Floyd Becoming a Soldier
Floyd Dumas' father worked for the New York Central Railroad in Malone, New York as a boilermaker. Dumas had three...
Allen, James Becoming a Submariner
James Allen was 16 years old in the spring of 1942 and a junior in high when he decided to join the Navy. In March he...

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