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Knight, Edwin Becoming a Soldier
Edwin Knight was drafted at Camp Robinson in Arkansas and put on a train traveling west. After a cold and uncomfortable...
Viani, Bruno Becoming a Soldier
Bruno Viani was in the 102nd Medical Regiment, Company B, 27th Infantry Division prior to the start of the war. As part...
Poole, John Becoming a Soldier
John Poole was born in Mercy, Texas in 1923. The Great Depression represented hard times for Poole. His father had a...
Mullen, Wesley Becoming a Soldier
Wesley S. Mullen underwent basic training at Fort Riley, Kansas. He was assigned to the horse cavalry, but it was soon...
Anschau, Martin Becoming a Soldier
Martin J. Anschau enlisted in July [Annotator’s Note: July 1943]. He was sworn in in June 1943. He got used to boot...
Blackwell, David Becoming a Soldier
David McKinley Blackwell entered the Army at Camp Polk [Annotator's Note: now Fort Polk in Vernon Parish, Louisiana]....
Jindra, Leonard Becoming a Soldier
Leonard Jindra was listening to a radio broadcast by Walter Winchell [Annotator's Note: Walter Winchell, American...
Lichtenfeld, Seymour Becoming a Soldier
Seymour "Sy" Lichtenfeld was sent to basic training anticipating that he would join the Air Corps. Instead he...
Wheeler, Berle Becoming a Soldier
Berle Wheeler was sent to Camp Robinson, Arkansas for 13 weeks of boot camp. He was then sent to Camp Gordon in Augusta...
Gillis, Jack Becoming a Soldier
Jack A. Gillis was drafted into the Army and went into the Army Air Corps. He was shipped to Los Angeles [Annotator's...
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...
Moss, Roy Becoming a Soldier
Roy Joseph Moss took a long train ride to Little Rock, Arkansas [Annotator's Note: Camp Robinson] where he received his...
Bertino, Donald Becoming a Soldier
Donald W. Bertino got on a bus in Windber [Annotator's Note: Windber, Pennsylvania] and was inducted in Harrisburg,...
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...
Maki, Howard Becoming a Soldier
Howard T. Maki desired to enter the Army Air Forces as a pilot. Before he was drafted, he had passed various...
Ornelles, Emory Becoming a Soldier
Emory Maurice Ornelles joined the Army at the Honolulu Armory [Annotator's Note: he had just witnessed Japanese planes...
von Frisch, Alvin Becoming a Soldier
Alvin von Frisch was sent to Camp Croft [Annotator's Note: in Spartanburg, South Carolina; now Croft State Park] for...
Barnes, Jack Becoming a Soldier
After induction, Jack Barnes went to Camp Howze in Gainesville, Texas for nine months of training. He trained in...
Ginrich, Ralph Becoming a Soldier
Ralph “Bud” Ginrich crossed the Atlantic Ocean on the Queen Mary. He had completed basic training just fine. Reaching...
Ward, George Becoming a Soldier
George C. Ward had his basic training at Fort Custer in Michigan [Annotator’s Note: he was drafted into the US Army 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...
Matsumoto, Roy Becoming a Soldier
Roy H. Matsumoto went to Minnesota after he volunteered for the Army. [Annotator's Note: Matsumoto volunteered for the...
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...
Peer, Wayne Becoming a Soldier
Wayne Peer anticipated being drafted. The armed forces had few restrictions to defer service. Peer was inducted at Fort...
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...
Clark, Charles Becoming a Soldier
[Annotator's Note: There is a loud hum throughout the interview.] Charles William "Tom" Clark was inducted by himself...
Mills, Willis Becoming a Soldier
Willis Mills was attending Hayward High [Annotator’s Note: Hayward High School in Hayward, California] when he decided...
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...

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