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Taylor, Fulton Becoming a Sailor
Fulton Taylor chose the United States Navy because service there appealed to him. His older brother was already in the...
Samuelson, Jack Becoming a Sailor
Jack D. Samuelson continued at Occidental [Annotator’s Note: he was a freshman at Occidental College in Los Angeles,...
McConnell, Trist Becoming a Sailor
Julian Trist Bringier McConnell was born in Memphis, [Annotator's Note: Memphis, Tennessee], where his father was...
Norberg, Willard "Bill" Becoming a Sailor
Bill Norberg remembers Hitler [Annotator's Note: German dictator Adolf Hitler] exerting his power prior to the start of...
Harvey, William Becoming a Sailor
William Harvey was called to active duty in April 1941. There was the 1st Division, 2nd Division and the 6th Division [...
Spaetgens, William Becoming a Sailor
William Leo Spaetgens enlisted in the United States Navy [Annotator's Note: on 22 October 1942]. His parents did not...
Steglich, Lenwood Becoming a Sailor
Lenwood Steglich joined the Navy [Annotator’s Note: enlisting in September 1942] because all his friends were going...
Knapp, William Becoming a Sailor
William “Bill” Knapp volunteered for the US Navy when he was 17 years old. His parents consented to his enlistment....
Murphy, Paul Becoming a Sailor
Paul J. Murphy was born in Chillicothe, Missouri. He graduated from high school in 1943 and was immediately drafted...
Gafford, Walter Becoming a Sailor
Walter Bud Gafford was born in April 1920. He joined the United States Navy in March 1941 so that he could see the...
Grahlfs, F. Becoming a Sailor
F. Lincoln Grahlfs enlisted into the Navy in the fall of 1942 and was inducted on 5 October 1942. At that time, the...
Rosenzweig, Rollins Becoming a Sailor
Rollins Rosenzweig had a rough boot camp experience in San Diego. He did not complain but rather took it as it came. It...
Ashton, Jackson Becoming a Sailor
Jackson Augustus "Jack" Ashton, Senior volunteered for quartermaster school in the Navy. He was advised to sail on as...
Frisco, Paul Becoming a Sailor and Assignment to the USS Cushing (DD-797)
Paul J. Frisco enlisted in the Navy because of his father's service during World War 1 and because of the Navy's...
Marcarelli, Ralph Becoming a Sailor and Deploying to New Guinea
Ralph Marcarelli reacted badly to inoculations when he entered the Navy at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. He missed boot...
Taylor, Claude Becoming a Sailor and Going to War
When Claude Taylor turned 18, he enlisted in the Navy. His father had been in the Army in France in World War 1. The...
Fontenot, Herbert Becoming a Sailor and Overseas Naval Service
Herbert Fontenot went to Camp Wallace, Texas for Navy boot camp. He had no problem with the weather but wearing boots...
Joslin, Harold Becoming a Sailor and Prewar Service
Harold Joslin joined the Navy around 1939. He liked the idea of going to sea. He also really wanted to get off the farm...
Bertucci, George Becoming a Sailor and Serving on the USS Mississippi (BB-41)
George Joseph Bertucci went to San Diego, California for basic training. After three weeks, he went aboard the USS...
Daquarna, Joseph Becoming a Sailor and Traveling the World
Joseph Daquarna enlisted in early 1945 and went to boot camp in San Diego. Afterward, he was assigned to a submarine...
Rothenheber, Paul Becoming a Sailor and Treating Wounded
Paul Rothenheber went to Rhode Island for a six week boot camp. He did alot of marching and took many classes. He was...
Befera, Victor Becoming a Sailor and War's End
Victor Befera learned of and passed the V-12 [Annotator's Note: V-12 US Navy College Training Program, 1943 to 1946]...
Perry, Robert Becoming a Sailor on a Destroyer
Robert Perry did his Navy boot camp in San Diego [Annotator's Note: San Diego, California]. He was then sent to...
Cole, Arles Becoming a Sailor prior to Pearl Harbor
Arles E. Cole was sent to San Diego [Annotator’s Note: San Diego, California] for naval aptitude testing and training....
Lamm, Allen Becoming a Sailor, Convoy Duty and Sinking U-Boats
Allen Lamm enlisted in the Navy and did his basic training in Great Lakes, Illinois. The training was not very...
Buckley, James Becoming a Senator
James Buckley went back to his normal work [Annotator's Note: after running and not getting a political seat in New...
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...
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...
Zimmer, Mitchell Becoming a Submariner
Mitchell Zimmer liked the idea of sailing on a smaller boat like a submarine. He was trained in New London, Connecticut...
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...
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...
Glass, Helen Becoming a WAVE
Helen Anderson Glass enlisted but could not enter active service until she was investigated by governmental security...
Barrick, Calvin Becomming a Marine Raider
Robert Addison was born in Akron, Ohio in December 1922. Growing up he was very athletic and played many different...
Barber, Clyde Beer Run
Clyde Barber was a member of the Patrol Squadron 11 (VP-11) that flew PBYs [Annotator’s Note: The Consolidated PBY...
Snyder, John Before the War and Becoming Sailor
John W. Snyder was born in March 1926 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Growing up, Snyder's family was poor. However, because...

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