Civilian Training Program

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Lansford, William Early Life, Joining the Marines and Service in Iceland
William Douglas Lansford was born in 1922 in Los Angeles. His father was an Anglo from Texas and his mother was a...
Ryan, John Early Life, the Draft, and Training
[Annotator's Note: The audio level of this interview is very low.] John Ryan was born in June 1924, one of four...
Caplan, Lester Early Life, the Draft, and Training
Lester Caplan was born in 1924 in Baltimore, Maryland. As the son of a traveling salesman, he felt his childhood was "...
Koone, Carl Early Life, the Draft, and Training
Carl Koone was born in Cleveland, Arkansas in August 1922. He grew up during the Great Depression in a family that ran...
Coxe, John Early Life, Training and Deployment
John Coxe was born in August 1921 in Walker, Louisiana. He was one of seven children, four of whom were members of the...
Muelder, Milton E. Educational Influence on Military Service
Milton Muelder spent seven years working on his doctoral dissertation, and in this section he describes his research on...
Brown, Grace "Grace Janota" End of the War and Postwar Career
Grace Brown and some friends liked to go out after work. They would meet up with the different soldiers that came into...
Fulco, Joseph End of the War and Prewar Life
Joseph P. Fulco did not think the fighting was as bad after crossing the Rhine [Annotator's Note: Rhine River]. He...
Wicklund, John Enlistment, Training and Deployment
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks John Wicklund how he ended up in the Army.] John Wicklund explains that during...
Boyles, Edward Enlistment, Training and Deployment to Hawaii
Edward E. Boyles joined the Army on 28 February 1938. He had gone through three summers of Citizens Military Training...
Nicholson, Elmer Entrance into the Service
Elmer Nicholson, Jr. went to high school for two years. He went into the CCs [Annotator's Note: Civilian Conservation...
Schmidt, Vernon Farm Boy to Enlistee
Vernon Schmidt was born in Reedley [Annotator's Note: Reedley, California] in January 1926. His father worked on a farm...
Giller, Edward Farming to Pilot Training
Edward Bonfoy Giller, Jr. was born in White Hall, Illinois [Annotator's Note: in July 1918]. During the Great...
Zunno, Frank Finding the Right Fit
Frank Zunno was sent to an Armored Division, filling their ranks to be deployed. He was met by plenty of farm boys who...
Haydu, Bernice First Solo, Program’s End and Beyond
Bernice Haydu said her first solo cross-country flight in the AT-6 [Annotator's Note: North American AT-6 Texan...
Kearney, George Going to Work for Higgins Industries
George Kearney was living on Magazine Street [Annotator's Note: in New Orleans, Louisiana] when he went to work for...
Bahman, Manfred Growing Up in the Rise of Hitler
In February 1945, Manfred Bahman and his family fled Dresden [Annotator’s Note: Dresden, Germany] after the Allies had...
Brown, Roscoe Growing Up in Washington D.C. and Becoming a Fighetr Pilot
Dr. Roscoe C. Brown was born in Washington D.C. and lived there for the first 17 years of his life. Washington D.C. was...
Reavis, Carrel Healthy Marine Now
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Carrel Reavis why he joined the Civilian Conservation Corps, or CCC, as a...
Franzky, Gerhard Hitler Youth
In 1936, many of Gerhard Franzky's friends joined the Hitler Youth. For them it was like the scouts [Annotator's Note:...
Swan, Robert How I Got in the Navy
Robert Swan joined the Navy to avoid the draft. He was flying in Missoula where was going to school. He only had a year...
Penick, Ed In the Air Force
Edward Moore Penick Sr. was born in Little Rock, Arkansas in January 1922. Penick graduated from Little Rock High...
Haydu, Bernice Initiation into Military Life and Flight Training
The extent of Bernice Haydu's travel up to that point had only encompassed three states: Pennsylvania, New York and New...
Halberg, Norma Interviewed for the WASPs
When the WASPs [Annotator's Note: Women Airforce Service Pilots] first started out, they had to have 200 hours [...
Crump, Ralph Introduction to a Career in Maritime Engineering
After he graduated from high school, Ralph Crump opted against college, because he considered it a low-cost recruitment...
Jones, James Jackie Robinson and Racism
The racism James B. Jones experienced was bad. He thought it was worse for northerners who went to the south. In 1935...
Reeder, John Joining the Royal Canadian Air Force
Colonel John Acree Reeder was born in January 1921 in Indianapolis, Indiana. He attended the Boeing School of...
Peto, George Joining Up and Shipping Out
George Peto was born in Akron, Ohio in 1922. He grew up in the Portage Lakes area near Akron on an old farm during the...
Gallichant, Normand Kanton Island and Postwar
Normand F. Gallichant was preparing to hit the beaches of Japan just before the war ended. Defenses in Japan would have...
Sasser, Joseph Landing at Massacre Bay
Joseph H. Sasser Junior was riding in his friend's father's car when he heard over the car radio about the attack on...
Baile, Richard Learning to Fly and Being Lucky
The Civilian Pilot Training Program was offered in college and students would receive one credit hour. Richard Baile...
Notebaert, Richard Life After Combat
By Christmas of 1943, Richard Notebaert was home. His new baby was four months old, and his little family spent two...
Halberg, Norma Life of a WASP
Just before she went into the WASPs [Annotator's Note: Women Airforce Service Pilots], Norma Halberg and another girl,...
Frongello, Arthur Life Overseas
Arthur Frongello believes the Navy uniform is the most innovative piece of clothing a man could wear. The stripes,...
Davis, Edna Life with the WASPs
[Annotator's Note: Edna Davis had completed the Civilian Pilot Training Program and wanted to join the US Army Air...
Moret, Calvin Love of Flying
Calvin Moret became interested in flying when he was about eight years old. Before the war started, he found himself...

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