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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,...
Peer, Wayne Becoming a Soldier
Wayne Peer anticipated being drafted. The armed forces had few restrictions to defer service. Peer was inducted at Fort...
Clark, Charles Becoming a Soldier
[Annotator's Note: There is a loud hum throughout the interview.] Charles William "Tom" Clark was inducted by himself...
Draxler, Donald Becoming a Soldier
At Fort Snelling [Annotator's Note: near Bloomington, Minnesota], Donald Draxler and his father enlisted in the Army....
Graff, Richard Becoming a Soldier
Richard Graff did not mind being drafted because he knew he was going to have to fight in the war. He thinks his ethic...
Bassemir, Robert Becoming a Soldier
Robert Bassemir was drafted in the spring of 1943. He was sent to Long Island [Annotator's Note: Long Island, New York...
Waddill, Norris Becoming a Soldier
After induction into the Army, Norris Waddill went to Camp Crowder, Missouri for his basic training. Basic training was...
O'Rorke, James Becoming a Soldier
James Richard O'Rorke trained in Fort Monmouth near Redback, New Jersey. All the trainees had previously been shipped...
Bronstein, Isador Becoming a Soldier
Isadore Bronstein received his draft notification in late 1942 or early 1943. He had thought he would not be called up...
Linkous, Melvin Becoming a Soldier
After high school, Melvin Linkous entered the field of radio. He interviewed Bob Hope's [Annotator's Note: Leslie...
Marcus, Bernard Becoming a Soldier
Bernard Marcus did not anticipate that his color blindness would affect his entry into the service and receipt of his...
Lafferty, Ralph Becoming a Soldier
The first friends Ralph F. Lafferty made were enlisted men. All of the men were skiers. When he was finished training...
Freedman, Henry "Hank" Becoming a Soldier
Henry Freedman reported to Fort Devens, Massachusetts after receiving his draft notice. He was then sent to Camp...
Sciortino, Philip Becoming a Soldier
Philip Sciortino entered the Army and went to Camp Beauregard [Annotator's Note: in Pineville, Louisiana] for his...
Pierce, Wayne Becoming a Soldier
Wayne Pierce grew up in the small farming community of Polo, Illinois. He was drafted in June 1941 six months before...
Halloran, Walter Becoming a Soldier
Walter Halloran had never thought about joining the military until the attack on Pearl Harbor. He knew no one who had...
Alexander, Vernon Becoming a Soldier
Vernon Alexander was sent to Fort Hood, Texas for his basic training. It was known as North Camp Hood at the time that...
Berkman, Harold Becoming a Soldier and Overseas Deployment
Harold Berkman had 16 weeks of basic training as a member of Company B, 36th Infantry Training Battalion [Annotator's...
Cowell, Ernest Becoming a Soldier and Overseas Deployment
When Ernest Cowell was in high school, his friends started being drafted. One boy was a tanker [Annotator's Note: part...
Maynard, Mark Becoming a Submariner
Mark Maynard entered the Navy and initially had training in Idaho and then Illinois. While he was at the second...
Memory, Frank Becoming a Submariner
Frank George Memory went through boot camp in San Diego [Annotators’ Note: San Diego, California] and was assigned to...
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...
McGee, Charles Becoming a Tuskegee Airman
Charles McGee was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1919. After third grade he moved to Illinois. He also spent some time in...
Morse, Ralph Becoming a War Correspondent
Ralph Morse was born in Manhattan in New York City [Annotator's Note: New York, New York] in October 1917. His father...
Jones, Johnnie Becoming a Warrant Officer
Johnnie A. Jones, Senior was drafted in 1942 and went to Camp Claiborne [Annotator’s Note: in Rapides Parish, Louisiana...
Laborde, John Becoming an Adjutant and Thoughts on MacArthur
John Laborde had been assigned a mission to capture a Japanese field gun while assigned to the 24th Infantry Division...
Joy, Carrol Becoming an Aircraft Mechanic
Carrol Joy was erroneously given three sets of shots after swearing into the United States Army Air Forces. His first...
Knutson, Caroll Becoming an Airman
After he enlisted, Carroll Knutson was evaluated and selected for training as a pilot. His training began at Maxwell...
Fristoe, Claud Becoming an Airman
Claud Neal Fristoe, Jr. took tests and examinations [Annotator's Note: for entry into aviation training in the United...
Montgomery, Dabney Becoming an Airman
Dabney Montgomery was inducted into the United States Army Air Corps and sent to Kessler Field in Biloxi, Mississippi...
McBride, Frank Becoming an Airman
Frank Curtis McBride enlisted in the Air Force because he wanted to fly. With an abundance of applicants for flight...
Gournay, Harold Becoming an Airman
Harold Gournay was born in Eunice, Louisiana in 1919. He grew up and attended school in Eunice. He graduated from high...
Jostad, Glen Becoming an Airman
Glen Jostad had an abbreviated basic training before beginning radio training at Scott Field [Annotator's Note: near...
Bonelli, William Becoming an Airman
For the first four months of his service, William Patrick Bonelli made 21 dollars a month. He had very little training...
Finesmith, Max Becoming an Airman
Max Finesmith was drafted into the Army infantry but ended up in the Air Forces. He trained at Fort Jackson, South...
Bostwick, Frank Becoming an Airman and Overseas Deployment
Frank Bostwick joined the ROTC [Annotator's Note: Reserve Officer Training Corps] for three years while he was in high...

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