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Tyson, Marvin Closing Thoughts
Marvin Tyson served because he would serve his country any time and was drafted. He doubts he would have served if not...
Jaffe, Stanley Closing Thoughts
Dr. Stanley Jaffe's single most memorable experience of World War 2 was leaving Chamonix [Annotator's Note: Chamonix-...
Browning, Earl Closing Thoughts
Earl Dean Browning holds up a book and shows a page about the fighting at Balete Pass [Annotator's Note: Battle of...
Yip, Wallace Combat Across France
[Annotator's Note: Wallace Yip, Sr. was drafted in 1943.] Congress started drafting 18 year olds who registered [...
Cowan, John Commissioned Twice
John L. Cowan went on active duty in February or March 1945. He was at MIT [Annotator's Note: Massachusetts Institute...
Sarosi, George Communism versus Freedom
George A. Sarosi, like everyone else in Hungary, had a dossier that contained general information such as his...
Kellegrew, Kent Country Boy to Army Man
Kent Butzer Kellegrew was born in September 1923 in Duluth, Minnesota. After four years in Duluth, his family moved to...
Cheever, Lawrence Country Boy to Medical Corps
[Annotator's Note: Larry Cheever can be difficult to understand at times] Larry Cheever was born in September 1920 in...
Skinner, Charles Country Boy to Military Training
Charles Brightman Skinner was born in May 1926 in Jacksonville, Florida. He had an older brother who served in World...
Jones, Johnnie Demanding Equal Treatment at the Draft Board
Johnnie A. Jones, Senior went to Southern University Demonstration High School [Annotator's Note: Southern University...
Dipol, Peter Deployed to New Guinea
After training in Fort Lewis, Washington, Peter Dipol was sent to the Mojave Desert [Annotator’s Note: in the foothills...
Tate, Gary Deployment to India
Gary Tate was born in December 1924 and graduated from high school at 16 years old before the Japanese bombed Pearl...
Altman, Daniel Depression Life
Daniel Altman was born in June 1921 in New York City, New York. He lived in an apartment where he shared a bathroom...
Mesken, Lorraine Despair and Jubilation
There were many gold stars in the windows around Lorraine Mesken's home, and she remembers helping to console mothers...
Baker, Melvin Destruction in War
Melvin Baker felt the German guards were tough. He tried to stay right with them. A flight of B-17s [Annotator's Note:...
Fronk, Wesley Did What We Had to Do
Wesley Fronk never fired a shot in anger. There was one instance where he and another soldier were returning from...
Mason, Leslie Discharge and Closing Thoughts
Leslie B. Mason, Junior was told he could stay in the Army, but he had no desire. He got home in September [Annotator's...
Haines, Joseph Discovering Segregation
Joseph Haines was drafted in April 1944. He was sent to Camp Lee, Virginia. He got off the train and there were two...
Gruen, Dieter Discovery of Nuclear Fission
[Annotator's Note: Dieter Gruen worked as a scientist in the chemistry research division of the Manhattan Project at...
Peniche, Ed Draft and Leading Up to D-Day
Eduardo Alberto Peniche Carvajal volunteered for a program called V-12 [Annotator’s Note: V-12 US Navy College Training...
Constant, Nelson Draft Deferred
Nelson Constant remembers Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 7 December...
Kolesa, Thomas Drafted
Thomas Kolesa got married. He went to Edwardsville [Annotator's Note: Edwardsville, Illinois] and his mother was crying...
Luers, Harold Drafted
Harold Luers was about 17 years old when Pearl Harbor was attacked [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on Pearl...
Parra, Pedro Drafted and Basic Training
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Pedro Parra where he was when he heard the news of the Japanese attack on Pearl...
Jensen, Mervin Drafted and Becoming a Marine
When Mervin Jensen received his draft notice, he thought everyone else had to go so he would to. He went to Fort...
Goodwin, Kenneth Drafted and Deployed to the Philippines
Kenneth Raymond Goodwin graduated high school in 1944. His birthday was 31 August [Annotator's Note: 31 August 1944]....
Johnson, Norman Drafted and Overseas
Norman Johnson was born on Staten Island, New York on 16 January 1925. His father was an electrician. In the afternoons...
Honea, Chafer Drafted and Sent Overseas
Chafer Honea was in his senior year of high school and many people were being drafted. Students were allowed to...
Tognoli, Paris Drafted and Sent Overseas
Paris Tognoli got out of high school and decided not to go to college. He got a job in a slaughterhouse, but he did not...
McCormick, Bruce Drafted and Special Training
Bruce McCormick was in Richmond, Virginia. They had to see if they were qualified medical-wise [Annotator's Note: for...
Westbrook, James Drafted and Training
James Roland Westbrook enlisted in the Marine Corps in March 1943. He wanted to be a Marine even though his father, who...
Yamamoto, Albert Drafted for Korea and Reflections on the War
Albert Yamamoto's [Annotator's Note: an American citizen who was in Japan during the war] most memorable experience of...
Manzi, Edward Drafted into the Army
Edward J. Manzi was born in Waterbury, Connecticut in February 1924 and grew up in nearby Woodbury. He was one of five...
Jarvis, Robert Drafted into the Army
Robert Jarvis was born in Muskegon, Michigan in September 1923. He had one younger brother and one younger sister. His...
Newton, Cecil Drafted into the Army
Cecil J. V. Newton was born in March 1925 on a family farm in Highlands, Texas. He was an only child. His father was a...
Francis, Norman Drafted into the Army
Dr. Norman Francis was drafted into the Army after graduating from law school [Annotator's Note: in 1956]. He graduated...

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