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Wilkes, R. "Bud" Becoming a Soldier
R.M. Wilkes was born in July 1923 in Georgia. His father was a pharmacist in the small town of Cobbville [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,...
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...
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...
Yatsu, Lawrence Becoming a Soldier
Lawrence Yatsu was in a relocation camp. When he left the camp to go to college he was drafted. By that time his...
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...
Harry, Peter Becoming a Soldier
Peter Harry was born in May 1924. He had two brothers in the service during the war. His father worked for a sink...
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...
Wolczyk, Stanley Becoming a Soldier
Stanley Wolczyk was born in Cleveland, Ohio in December 1917. His father and mother were both Polish immigrants. They...
Singlaub, John Becoming a Soldier
John Singlaub enlisted in the US Army Artillery because he wanted the experience to supplement his infantry skills....
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,...
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...
Draxler, Donald Becoming a Soldier
At Fort Snelling [Annotator's Note: near Bloomington, Minnesota], Donald Draxler and his father enlisted in the Army....
Reitman, Seymour Becoming a Soldier
Seymour Reitman's entire senior geometry class enlisted while they were still in high school. When he turned 18 years...
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...
Mills, Willis Becoming a Soldier
Willis Mills was attending Hayward High [Annotator’s Note: Hayward High School in Hayward, California] when he decided...
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...
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...
Geisler, James Becoming a Soldier
James "Jim" Geisler was inducted in Virginia and then transferred to Atlantic City [Annotator's Note: Atlantic City,...
Coolidge, Charles Becoming a Soldier
Charles Coolidge was born in August 1921 on Signal Mountain, Tennessee where his family spent the summer months. The...
Freedman, Henry "Hank" Becoming a Soldier
Henry Freedman reported to Fort Devens, Massachusetts after receiving his draft notice. He was then sent to Camp...
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...
Hartzell, Frank Becoming a Soldier
Frank Hartzell was a good student and maintained his high school deferment. After graduation, he entered the ASTP [...
Schmidt, Philip Becoming a Soldier
Before he could finish his schooling, Philip Schmidt was drafted into the Army. He knew several people that had been...
Andry, Robert Becoming a Soldier
Robert C. Andry was born in March 1925 in Chastang, Alabama. He attended Catholic school through high school. Once he...
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...
Hirsch, Leon Becoming a Soldier and Deployment
Leon Hirsch enlisted in the Army Air Forces before high school graduation. He was inducted into service in August 1945...
Lombardo, Samuel Becoming a Soldier and Officer
Samuel Lombardo joined the National Guard on 11 November 1939. He had a friend in the Guard who coaxed him into doing...
Lombardo, Frank Becoming a Soldier and Overseas Deployment
Frank Lombardo was inducted into the service and became a private in the Army [Annotator's Note: on 5 March 1942]. His...
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...
Tsubota, Thomas Becoming a Soldier and Pearl Harbor
Thomas Kiyoshi Tsubota trained at Schofield Barracks [Annotator's Note: in Honolulu, Hawaii] as a member of the 298th...

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