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Meyer, Lois Major Martrese Thek Ferguson, Promoted to Captain and Meeting Her Future Husband
Lois Meyer's commanding officer in Arlington, Virginia was a member of the original few [Annotator's Note: the first...
Muller, Henry Making Career Decisions
Henry Muller was a second lieutenant training new recruits shortly after the draft began. He was wondering what his...
Larson, William Manchester to Munich
In early 1944, William Larson got orders overseas. He had gotten married just a few weeks before. He landed in England...
Gorman, Robert Maneuvers in Louisiana and Texas
After nine months at Camp Gruber, Robert Gorman and the 557th Field Artillery Battalion went to Louisiana for maneuvers...
Brister, Delano Maneuvers, POWs and Military Camps
Delano Brister's grandfather had a barn on his property that was used once during a military training operation by a...
Brister, Delano Manuevers and other Events
Delano Brister knew that the headquarters for Colonel Eisenhower [Annotator's Note: Colonel Dwight D. Eisenhower would...
Larson, William Map-Making and Surveying
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks William Larson to talk about the precision involved in map making.] There were...
McGlohon, John Mapping Missions Around the World
In early 1942, John McGlohon's squadron [Annotator's Note: 3rd Photo Mapping Squadron] was assigned a mapping mission...
Gwin, Norris Marine Aircraft
Norris Gwin returned to the United States and applied for pilot training. He worked with the ground crews at Eagle...
Stiles, John Marine Aviation Training
John Stiles went to El Toro, California [Annotator's Note: Marine Corps Air Station El Toro] for aviation training. The...
Jackson, Earnest Marine Basic Training
The hardest part of the Marines Corps for Ernest Jackson was basic training and learning to obey orders. But it was a...
Hall, Clayton Marine Basic Training
Clayton Hall went to boot camp in San Diego [Annotator's Note: US Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego in San Diego,...
Stiles, John Marine Corps Boot Camp
[Annotator's Note: John Stiles went to Marine Corps boot camp training in San Diego, California.] They were given...
Ciotta, Angelo Marine Corps Boot Camp
Boot camp was mostly about discipline for Angelo Ciotta. They instill that you are not there for yourself but for the...
Pierce, William "Bill" Marine Corps Discipline
Deployment overseas for William Pierce was originally to be to Saipan. Because that battle had ended, Pierce's ship was...
Curley, Walter Marine Corps Officer Training
In his second year at Yale [Annotator's Note: Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut], Walter Joseph Patrick Curley...
White, Verna Marine Corps Service
While she was in boot camp, Verna White's daily routine started at five in the morning, followed by calisthenics and...
Lauderdale, Dell Marine Corps Service
Dell Lauderdale was 18 years old and working on the family farm for his father when he decided to join the Marines [...
Pantuso, Frank Marine Corps Training
In 1943, Frank Pantuso reported to the local recruiting station on his 18th birthday and joined the Marine Corps. He...
Witaker, Richard "Dick" Marine Corps Training
Richard Witaker volunteered for the United States Marine Corps because he was impressed by his friends who had done so...
Carson, Benjamin Marine Raider Training
Benjamin Carson volunteered to become a Marine Raider without even knowing what that duty entailed. He was soon...
Hammond, Jr., Robert C. Marine Service Stateside
[Annotator’s Note: Video skips throughout the segment and the audio does not sync with the video.] Robert C. Hammond Jr...
Wells, Kenneth Marine Training
In June 1944, Kenneth Dwight Wells went by train to Parris Island [Annotator's Note: Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris...
Waller, Charles Marine Training
In July 1943, Charles A. Waller joined the Marine Corps and went to boot camp. Waller was made a squad leader in...
McWilliams, Donald Marine Training to New Britain
Donald G. "Mac" McWilliams joined the Marine Corps on 17 March 1943. He trained at San Diego [Annotator's Note: US...
Snyder, Kenneth Marine Training to the Marshall Islands
Kenneth T. Snyder, Sr. got his orders in May 1943. [Annotator's Note: Someone off-camera interrupts Snyder.] Snyder had...
Strandburg, Lewis Market Garden and Reflections
Lewis A. Strandburg [Annotator's Note: serving in Company I, 3rd Battalion, 325th Glider Infantry Regiment, 82nd...
Wiebe, Ted Marooned and Reassigned
The Army was in charge of the Fiji station where Ted Wiebe's group was being held, and although they clothed and fed...
Uthes, Roy Marriage
Roy Uthes met his wife after she had been accosted by an individual in a park. Uthes ran off the trouble maker....
Gorman, Robert Marriage and Preparing for Overseas Deployment
Robert Gorman recounts his engagement and marriage to his wife, Eleanor. [Annotator's Note: Gorman enjoys remembering...
Stewart, Roy Maui to Nagasaki
Roy Stewart went to Maui [Annotator's Note: Maui, Hawaii after the Battle of Iwo Jima, 19 February to 26 March 1945 at...
Cervantes, Enrique "Henry" McConnell Air Force Base
After five years in Denver, Enrique Cervantes was assigned to a new mission in Wichita, Kansas. A new airbase named...
VanDuzer, Raymond Medic Training and Overseas Deployment
Raymond VanDuzer was trained as a medic. A captain, who was a doctor, taught them how to administer morphine, bandage...
Angst, Lawrence Medical Training and Deployment to England
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Lawrence Angst where he was when he heard the news of the Japanese attack on...
Bache-Wiig, John Meeting a Cousin in the Air Corps
John Bache-Wiig, Jr. went to Camp Roberts [Annotator's Note: in Monterey County and San Luis Obispo County, California...
Hecht, Lester Meeting Charles Lindbergh
Lester Hecht and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Marine Aircraft Group 32 (MAG-32)] trained pilots in Honolulu [Annotator...

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