Entrance into Service

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Lewis, Roger Enlistment and Wallis Island
Roger A. Lewis was born in March 1920 in Chunchula [Annotator's Note: Chunchula, Alabama]. He was the oldest of eight...
Hanson, Wilfred Enlistment in the Marine Corps
Wilfred Hanson always admired the Marine Corps, and figured if he had to go to war, he wanted to go with a group of men...
Alaniz, George Enlistment to Attu
George Alaniz is from New Mexico. He was there when the draft started, and he decided to volunteer for the Army for one...
Werner, Jack Enlistment to Attu
Jack Werner felt that he was at home when he came to the United States. It seemed that this is where he belonged. It...
Yudenfriend, Herbert Enlistment to Basic Training
Herbert Yudenfriend graduated high school at 16 and enrolled in the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science [...
Ward, Johnnie Enlistment to England
John K. Ward joined the Army 13 July 1940. He was a recruit for about three months wearing civilian clothes because...
Synder, Harold Enlistment to Gunnery Training
Before he graduated, Harold Daniel Snyder went to enlist in the Army Air Corps with three others. His parents did not...
Shapiro, Lester Enlistment to Myitkyina
Lester Shapiro gives his serial number. He came out [Annotator's Note: of the Army] a Technical Sergeant from the 40th...
Amsden, Ben Enlistment to Naval Aviator
In the Spring of 1942, Benjamin Clark Amsden started pursuing going into Naval Aviation. He found out the eye exam was...
Twigger, William Enlistment to Okinawa
William J. Twigger had a cousin his age. His cousin and his brother had joined the Marine Corps early in the war....
Davis, Jackson Enlistment to Pearl Harbor
Jackson Davis went to Baton Rouge, Louisiana to practice law. The Draft Act [Annotator's Note: Selective Training and...
Ronson, Harold Enlistment to Pearl Harbor
Harold Ronson was the only one home living with his father after his mother passed away. His brothers were all serving...
Roach, Paul Enlistment to Postwar
Paul Roach went to Kansas State University [Annotator’s Note: in Manhattan, Kansas] in the fall of 1938. He went there...
Curran, Philip Enlistment to Radioman
Choosing to go in the Navy [Annotator's Note: in 1944] was natural for Philip Curran. He grew up on the water. His...
Eshelman, Raymond Enlistment to USS LST-801
Ray Eshelman knew everybody was going to be drafted. There was also a universal interest in joining the service and...
Claus, Courtland Enlistment to VE-Day
Courtland Claus remembers his cousin dropped by for a military visit. The radio was on in the next room over. They...
Shaner, Robert Ensign to New Guinea
Robert D. Shaner was called up 1 July 1943 to go to a school in Flagstaff, Arizona, the Arizona State Teachers College...
Ramsey, Frank Entering Service
Frank Ramsey wanted to be in the Army Air Corps. His uncle had served in the First World War [Annotator's Note: World...
Bodson, Henry Entering Service
Henry Bodson went to West Point [Annotator's Note: United States Military Academy in West Point, New York]. It was a...
Riedl, Edward Entering Service
Edward Riedl was waiting for his girlfriend to come out of her house when he was told Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note:...
Van Pelt, Fredi Entering Service
Fredi Van Pelt went through basic training in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina [Annotator's Note: Marine Corps Base Camp...
LeBlanc, Andrew Entering Service
Andrew Leblanc joined the Army because most of his friends were in the Army. He did not pick the Navy because he did...
Rosenbloom, Myers Entering Service
Myers Bernard Rosenbloom was working in an office in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania of the United States Steel Corporation...
Beyer, Walter Entering the Navy
[Annotator's Note: The video is glitchy in this segment] Walter Louis Beyer was born in Savannah, Georgia in March 1918...
Guyote, Walter Entering the Navy
Walter John Guyote cheated on the eye exam to get into the Navy. He was sent to San Diego, California for boot camp. He...
Spint, Robert Entering the Service
Robert Spint lost a good friend who had gone in the service, was shipped to the Philippines, and was killed when his...
Smith, Charles Entering the War
The hardest part of boot camp was being told what to do. Charles R. Smith was 18 years old when he went in. He had to...
Shaw, Claude Entrance Into Military Service and Deployment
Life at the Academy [Annotator's Note: United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland] was very good, and Claude...
Whitaker, Fred Entrance into Service
Fred Whitaker was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts. His family lived in a working-class community. His maternal...
Ramsey, Frank Entrance into Service
Frank Ramsey was born and raised in Charleston, West Virginia. He was born in March 1925. His father worked in real...
White, Charles Entrance into Service
Charles White was born in 1924 in Coraopolis [Annotator’s Note: Coraopolis, Pennsylvania]. He served from 1941 to 1945...
Jenkins, Frederick Entrance into Service
Frederick Jenkins thought it was hard to get organized. He had a school teacher as his company commander during boot...
Hill, Wayne Entrance into Service
Wayne O. Hill thought it was his patriotic duty to go to war. He had to join the Army because of his eyesight. He...
Reilly, Joseph Entrance into Service
Joseph Dean Reilly had a deferment [Annotator's Note: postponement of military service] because he was working for a...
Wolff, Robert Entrance into Service
Robert Wolff was called to active duty on 29 April 1942. He went to a class in Santa Ana [Annotator’s Note: Santa Ana,...
Linscott, Jack Entrance into Service
Jack Linscott was 16 years old when the war broke out. He did not know there was something going on in the Pacific. The...

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