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McConn, John "Jack" Becoming a Soldier
John McConn was sent to Paris, Texas for basic training. That lasted about four months then he was sent to Kingsville,...
Riggsby, Norman Becoming a Soldier
Norman Riggsby was drafted. He then went to an examination. Afterward, he went to a reception center in Michigan. From...
Milkis, Abe Becoming a Soldier
Abe Milkis was called up soon after finishing high school. After being drafted, he found himself on bivouac in a tent...
Barnes, Jack Becoming a Soldier
After induction, Jack Barnes went to Camp Howze in Gainesville, Texas for nine months of training. He trained in...
White, James Becoming a Soldier
James White was born in Port Arthur, Texas in 1925. As a junior in high school at the time of the Japanese attack on...
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...
Fontana, Frank Becoming a Soldier
Frank Fontana took his basic training in Camp Barkeley in Texas. It was miserable, desolate country. The training...
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...
Guidry, Lewis Becoming a Soldier
Lewis Guidry had difficulty leaving his wife and son when he entered military service. He had moved them in with her...
Staymates, Arthur Becoming a Soldier
Arthur Staymates had a typical, hard training before he left the States but it was not too difficult for him. He...
Linker, George Becoming a Soldier
George Linker was offered service in multiple branches of the military when he signed up for duty. He said he wanted to...
Saloom, Kaliste Becoming a Soldier
Kaliste Saloom entered service in Louisiana and was routed to Camps Beauregard and Claiborne. He was next shipped to...
Pogue, John Becoming a Soldier
John Pogue was a capable typist when he entered the Army. He was told that with his ability to type 70 words per minute...
Polito, Felix Becoming a Soldier
Felix Polito was drafted into the Army in November 1942. He went to Camp Maxey for his infantry training and was there...
Waddill, Norris Becoming a Soldier
After induction into the Army, Norris Waddill went to Camp Crowder, Missouri for his basic training. Basic training was...
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...
Gikas, Gus Becoming a Soldier
Gus Gikas considered enlistment to be good for him. Being an amateur radio operator, Gikas could fix just about any...
Weller, James Becoming a Soldier
James Matthew Weller was born in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana in July 1922. Before the war, he attended college....
Moxon, Milton Becoming a Soldier
On 1 July 1943, Milton Moxon received his draft notice. He reported to Fort Hood, Texas for basic training after which...
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...
Hartzell, Frank Becoming a Soldier
Frank Hartzell was a good student and maintained his high school deferment. After graduation, he entered the ASTP [...
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...
Vaughn, Odell Becoming a Soldier
Odell Wallace Vaughn was born in December 1921 in Greenville, South Carolina and grew up in Spartanburg, South Carolina...
Kingsley, Thomas Becoming a Soldier and Overseas Deployment
Thomas Kingsley's departure for military training was an emotional family event. He had volunteered for the Army...
Hughes, William Becoming a Soldier in Germany
William B. Hughes knew he wanted to be a soldier when he first saw his brother in uniform. He eventually joined the...
Grieves, Billy Becoming a Submarine Sailor
Billy Grieves was born in Liberty Center, Ohio. At a young age his parents moved the family to Detroit, Michigan for...
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...
Moret, Calvin Becoming a Tuskegee Airman
Calvin Moret volunteered for the Army Air Corps. Following testing, he was accepted on 14 October 1943. He was sent for...
Duncan, Lloyd Becoming a US Navy Air Crewman
Lloyd Duncan enlisted in the Navy. He had chosen the Navy because he wanted to fly. He was sent to Memphis, Tennessee...
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...
Strunk, Chester Becoming an Airman
Chester Strunk was recruited and enlisted [Annotator's Note: in June 1942] but then told to return to college and await...
Stovroff, Irwin Becoming an Airman
Irwin Stovroff got the call for service in the military, but it was not the assignment he anticipated. Instead of entry...
Gackenbach, Russell Becoming an Airman
Russell Gackenbach had his Army Air Forces basic training in Florida. There were not enough uniforms for the recruits...
Montgomery, Dabney Becoming an Airman
Dabney Montgomery was inducted into the United States Army Air Corps and sent to Kessler Field in Biloxi, Mississippi...

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